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[G1 General] whjeffs:
I bought my G1 used off of eBay about 9 months ago. From the beginning the GPS never seemed to work that good. I didn't use it very much until recently when I got a 2600mAh battery for it and upgraded to CM6.0.0. I decided to investigate the GPS problem further as I wanted to be able to use the navigation feature on it in my car & work van. I was trying to find out where inside the phone the GPS antenna was so I knew which position it would get the best reception in the car. That's when I found this pic:

(sorry, won't let me post links due to being a new account! This was a pic of the antenna tape on the outside of the case next to the camera lens)

And when I looked closely at that area of my phone this is what I saw:

(sorry, won't let me post links due to being a new account! This pic was 2 little tabs sticking out from the original antenna tape, looks like it had been cut off!)

The antenna tape was missing! I can't believe I have been without proper GPS operation all this time. It seems the only location service I was getting was triangulation from the cell phone towers. It makes me wonder if the person I bought the phone from may have intentionally removed the antenna so he couldn't be tracked?

Anyway, I made my own temporary antenna out of aluminum foil:

(sorry, won't let me post links due to being a new account! Just imagine a piece of aluminum foil cut to fit where the original antenna tape goes and taped to the case over top of the original antenna tabs)

Went outside to test it and picked up 8 satellites right away using GPS Test app. Oh I was so happy and mad at the same time! I used the navigation most of the day yesterday. A few times it lost signal, probably due to poor contact between the aluminum foil and the tabs from the original antenna.

So now my question..........Where can I get a new proper antenna from? Does it come attached to the case if I buy a new case or is it a seperate part? So far in searching for G1 repair parts I have not been able to find the antenna as a seperate part & cannot tell if a new case comes with the antenna tape attached.

Thanks for any help!

Jeff
[G1 General] lbcoder:
I can't answer the question about where to get parts, aside from looking around for broken parts phones (i.e. cracked screen)... Gotta say -- that's a funny story... and a good thing to keep in mind for others having GPS issues.

It is also why I don't buy stuff like that used.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ukintel:
Hey All

Here is my small contribution to this fantastic community..

iPhone carbon style icons inspired by iBOX fused with Blackberry style icons.

I designed these for use with iPhoneToday but may come in useful elsewhere.

All of the icons are .png format 90x90px. Please excuse the poor preview image.

Hope you Likey!

UK.Intel

PREVIEW & DOWNLOAD HERE
[Windows Mobile Themes] janneman22:
If you will make also the other parts of the theme it would be very nice:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] qc26:
Looks very nice ,Thanks..!!!:)
[Windows Mobile Themes] forelli:
Very nice, thank you! Can we request a few more icons please? Like BsB tweaks, Settings, Comm Manager, Coreplayer, etc., i mean the usual suspects.:D

Thanks

f.
[Windows Mobile Themes] ukintel:
The collection already contains icons for comm Manager, Settings and media player. Im sorry to say that i no longer have a use for these but please feel free to submit any work you wish to add. I have provided a blank template icon in the collection.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] spartan73:
I've had the phone for two weeks now and so far the charger has broken so I'm currently charging it from my pc.... But my issue is with the battery life or power consumption.

I can't get through a day without charging the phone for about 4/5 hours, I've sat and checked my phone today twice 6 min apart and the barry has dtopped 5%! This is with nothing running in the background etc, anyone else having this?

I'm also having an issue with the screen brightness as its currently set virtually as low possible but has a tendency to change on its own to the highest setting?

Charging, when I charge the phone the touchscreen will not work or brings up random apps note what I have pressed etc.

Any help would be great! I'm using a standard galaxy s with launcher pro plus no root or anything like that
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mengsuan:
I've seen youtube video showing intermittent issue with the touch screen when generic chargers are used. That could be your problem.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sturmeh:
Use the stock charger.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] spartan73:
Thanks for the replies, stock charger is packed in completely so its impossible to use that but I have noticed that if I charge from the pc via usb I don't have the issue with the screen!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mengsuan:
So you should avoid using that charger until you get a better replacement.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] swatsqad:
you can use a 3rd party charger (i recommend at least 1A) and tvout or headphone cable plugged in, on some devices it fixes the mysterious screen bug.

about the battery life, did you flash any custom FW's or roms?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] DaRkMyk:
Still under warranty? If you are having touch scree issues I suggest you to contact your seller for a possible replacement..

About battery life, this issue varies for every user. for me, it took about 10 charge-discharge cycle to fully maximize my battery life.. and disabling settings and apps that use mobile data..

some suggestions:

Accounts & Sync - disable background data, I only enable this if needed then disable again after.

Location & Security - disable "Use Wireless networks"
[Galaxy S I9000 General] swatsqad:
its not a faulty device, while using a charger not built by samsung, you will have the touchscreen bug (most likely).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Cicinho:
About your screen. You can change the brightness accidently by swiping your finger across the top bar. I do it all the time trying to pull down the drop down menu.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] DaRkMyk:
+1

It only works if the brighness settings is not set as auto.

& the web browser has its own brightness settings

Sent from my Samsung I9000 Galaxy S.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] spartan73:
Thanks for all the replies, just to clear a few things up... the I am only using the ORIGINAL CHARGER AND USB CABLE that came with the phone.

I have not gone down the custom firmware route yet... currently running XJM1.

I have tried the charger on a mates Desire and it not charging so i believe its dead and amazon will be getting an email from me shortly.

Unfortunately due to the poor battery life I can't justify the phone on a daily basis as it needs to be constantly plugged in so i will be changing it for something with improved batter life!
[Android Apps and Games] jerry1847:
Hi all,

Its out!

Search for "google voice unread count" or "feokala" in the market.

Email the dev's if you see anything we can make better!
[Android Apps and Games] ccw1134:
I just installed and then uninstalled this app. It is a step in the right direction however I have two problems with it personally. One, I do not like the way the number of unread messages appears below the icon rather than on the upper right like every other icon notification. I am a very A-Type person so that kills me, not to mention that it doesn't say "Voice" under the icon. The second thing that is a deal breaker for me is that it isn't a live notification widget. Meaning that it checks in intervals of at the very least 15 minutes of there being an unread message. This is not mentioned in the description of the application and I think it should be.

Hopefully this small bit of constructive criticism well help the overall development of this widget. I'd gladly pay the price asked if these two things were addressed.

Thank you.
[Android] ArchonLee3:
I try to edit the curcial-oj.kl file

change "key 272 POWER WAKE_DROPPED"

to "key 272 BACK WAKE_DROPPED"

but it didn't work:confused:

help~~plz

BTW:HTC Legend
[Android Apps and Games] hhhuuuiii:
Hi,

I'm currently looking for an App helps me getting along with my homework and tests in school.

So the App should let me use it as a homework book. It should also be able to take picture as a homework note. For example I dont like to type the whole homework into my phone, if its already written at the blackboard. Taking a picture of that would be a lot easier... It would be also handy if it gives me notofications x days before the homework has to be finished...

So may somebody knows an app like this ;)

Best regrads!

PS: Sry for bad english ;)
[Android Apps and Games] E_man5112:
minus the picture thing, Gtasks does this great, with web syncing. Its what I use.
[Android Apps and Games] dianeofarcadia:
Evernote allows for pictures and note taking. I use it regularly. It also has an add on PC support (surfing and bookmarking notes) worth looking into.

Not sure about the alarm/notice setting.

Free in the Market.

good luck. :cool:
[Android Apps and Games] antoniouslj:
Don't forget about Springpad! Amazing app with free cloud syncing too!

IMHO it's more robust than evernote... :p
[Android Apps and Games] hhhuuuiii:
Thought about Evernote also, but because of the picture thing, I would have to buy the premium thing... So I discarded this.

But I think Springpad is a great Idea, thank you! I think it also supports remindings... At least per e-mail or Google Calendar... Thats enough :)

Thank you!
[General Questions and Answers] Anthropostar:
Is constant root on a device really safe?

On pc's i woulnd recommend it and with smartphones being sort of small pc's.

So my question is, how insecure is my rooted android.
[General Questions and Answers] jeffsf:
I too am concerned about leaving a phone with root access without any password. At least as I understand the rooting process, it is

Exploit a weakness in the OS

Install su/sudo without any password

Allow "any" app to use su/sudo

In my experience, leaving any box with unprotected root access that has network connectivity is just asking for trouble.

While it is true that malicious software could exploit the same weakness, why make it trivial?

I never installed gainroot on my N900 since I could do anything I needed to by using $ ssh root@localhost

Is there a su/sudo that respects the Android equivalent of password authentication for the root user?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] William Richardson:
Hi All,

I cannot possibly be the only person wanting to install tomtom on their device. I have searched high and low for any information on how to install it on my HD2. I am desperately trying to install tomtom on my HD2. I have bought Europe and N.America twice now.....I am just trying to work out how to get the application on my HD2.....

I was wondering if you could put or point me in the right direction please?

Thanks in advance.....

Will
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurt-willems:
I'm not sure, bud did you reed this?

a) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=582862

b) http://www.magtrb.com/en/en_invision/index.php?showtopic=3154

Maybe it can help you. I'm not familiar with TomTom, (I use MacGuider)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] degake:
Check P.M.

Mods, you may close the thread as I'll take care of the problems through personal messaging :)

Grtz,

Degake
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miller710:
i have been wondering myself. i think it is a pay application though
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saunor:
You need tomtom navigator 7 and map. You can buy from tomtom.com or search in torrent sites.
[General Topics] vibecoder:
hey i am new to this forum ,, so sorry if this thread is in the wrong place, i have a i-mate jasjar pu10 which i am trying to update,, i currently have wm5 on it but i want to upgrade. my rom version is 1.13.53 WWE can anyone help me ?

thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ancient_One:
I thought this would be on by default but it appears not.

Running the latest Google Maps and I noticed my screen will switch off requiring me to swipe to get back into the running Google Maps program.

Not sure why this is not on by default or maybe it's as a result of loosing the track through GPS so the screen goes to sleep.

Any ideas. A setting somewhere maybe?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ukdtweak:
I use "Extended Controls" Widget, it has a button to keep the screen on...

It's a paid app on the market, but worth it :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
here is a better freebie app

Screen On

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=765081

it can be configured per App, and for whatever time you like
[HD2 General] GazWales:
Hi all, started to try and get phone onto android last night.

Followed the guide for HSPL3 then started started to update radio but got error about USB!

Booted into boot screen to see whats going on (volume down) and it wont go past loading! just sits saying loading!

The device boots ok and i get windows (eventualy! if i wait) Once booted into windows USB works but in the bootloader i cant get USB!

I have pressed volume down and red button and in white box it stays on serial!

I have googled for hours any pointers?
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
grey screen, writing in blue? sounds like it thinks you have a rom on your sd card. try it without the sd card in.
[HD2 General] GazWales:
Thanks for you suggestion - tired that already should have said.

The issue is fixed however - I took out SIM aswell as SD, manualy booted to loader. Waited 5 min then it changed to USB! Quickly opened HSPL3 an re flashed.

Issue was still the same! So followed same procedure and used HSPL 1.6 that fixed it! I can then flash with a rom suitable for Android!

Flashed 4 min later, put Android on - now loving my new phone - its amazing the difference! This is how the HTC HD2 should have been!
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
heh, lucky you, i've tried android on 6 different occasions now, first four times i wasted some hours and never got it to boot, 5th and 6th time it worked, but when i restarted, the phone wouldn't restart without a hard reset, so i'm not touching it again for at least another three months.
[HD2 General] gurnted:
Thanks. Your solution worked great. As soon as I pulled the SIM and waited a few minutes it popped right up. You should mark this thread title as solved
[HD2 General] skunz35:
@samsamuel try using nand its alot easier to install and there are some great builds on this website!
[HD2 General] klumpbatsch:
Hi there,

the problem is not solved for me!

I flashed my HD2 several times before, using winXP. Now I got a new laptop with

Win 7 64 bit. I want to flash my phone with a WM6.5 Dutty ROM. The phone syncs fine when running but when it switches to bootloader, the laptop doesn't recognize the phone anymore.:confused: It does not switch to USB and on the Laptop I get the message that there is no driver for "Qualcomm CDMA technologies MSM"

Help please, I tried to find some answers but couldn't find anything!

Thanks.
[HD2 General] silverwind:
Mate, check my suggestion at your other post (you started a new thread today!)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] brol1k:
EDIT: Take this down mods please.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathan062:
Back in the days when I used to flash my "mytouch" every other I never seemed to have the problems I get now. there was no such app as "rom manager" and yet when you partitioned, wiped data and dalvik then flashed the only glitched i would ever get seemed to end up in the change log for the next update, meaning everybody had this. So my question is why now with the incredible when i wipe data and dalvik then flash a new rom why do I get things like gmail not sending attachments, message app problems and all sorts of random annoyance that requires master reset or wipe and reflash, back in the "mytouch" days I only got these kind of errors when i did not wipe. am I missing something? I love and appreciate the community and developers and though as i read this back it sounds like a rant its not, i just don't understand if im missing something? the process seems so streamlined with "rom manager" compared to pulling sd cards im curious why i don't get similar results.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rabbiporkchop:
Which Rom are you using? I haven't had those issues yet.

Using Skyraider 3 vanilla
[Android Software Development] grunf:
Hi to all

as i heave seen there is no solution for reverse tethering for android.

partial solution may be in using adb forward command and some sort of tunneling on windows.

What i think is that software on windows machine acts as tcp/ip tunnel and all packets are transfered to usb and on android device should run app that acts as other side of tunnel.

since im not software developer i wonder if someone might take a look at this type of solution for reverse tethering

please no solutions as buying router and similar.
[Android Software Development] Brut.all:
Errr... no? Android is just linux, so you could do anything with it. It should be possible to tether using wifi, bluetooth or even usb.

I was reverse-tethering over bluetooth some time ago, cause I didn't have data plan.
[Android Software Development] Brut.all:
Root your phone - most decent roms have ad-hoc support, so you could very easily share your internet connection from windows. I don't know about BT and USB on Windows. I think there are some PAN managers, so you will be able to create BT connection. Also I think there is usbnet driver for windows. But I don't know, whether it's possible to share internet to these two connections. It's all much easier on linux ;-)
[Android Software Development] grunf:
i was thinking about sharing thru wifi and bt but when i activate ICS ip address changes and router at work doesn't like that...

using usb- i did find some reference about Remote NDIS based Internet Sharing Device and i got drivers but i can not figure out how to install them without messing adb.

my phone(lg gw620) is rooted and i do agree that on linux is easier but due to company policy i heave to use windows.
[Android Software Development] mercianary:
Have you tried conectify for your PC?
[Android Software Development] Brut.all:
I'm not sure what do you mean. You connect your PC to a router using cable and want to share this connection to a phone using wifi, right? Then ICS shouldn't change your IP on router side (ethernet one) - AFAIK it set IP of interface you share *to*, not *from*. Modifying *from* connection doesn't have much, cause it would always broke your connection to the internet. Are you sure you share it in correct direction? ;-)
[Android Software Development] foxdog66:
Humm.... so that's what the point of adhoc support on phone would be. I couldn't think of any reason my phone would need to pick up an adhoc connection
[Android Software Development] Brut.all:
Ahh or maybe you have 192.168.0.* subnet in your work, ICS set same subnet on wifi side and this is your problem?

Also you could try to bridge these connections instead of doing "normal" sharing. It's easier and if your router doesn't do some MAC checks, this should work.
[Android Software Development] samy.3660:
Isn't there are a easier way like we had on WM6. I am wanting to do it since ages and couldn't get through.
[Android Software Development] eirh:
Could you recommend such a decent rom? I'm using LG GT540. So far didn't see a need to root, but internet connection sharing is definitely worth it.
[Android Software Development] gen_scheisskopf:
It's possible, but Widcomm bt stack is needed, microsoft's built-in can't do it.

Search for Widcomm bt software v 5.0.1.801- Logitech branded (doesn't ask for licence files and no "software expired" message). NOTE- Widcomm drivers are not WHQL certified.

I use BTPAN for my ancient laptop with WinXP and Xubuntu 10.04, no problems with connection
[Android Software Development] grunf:
@gen_scheisskopf

bt pan does exactly same as ics would. problem is that firewall at work doesn't work with other IP address then ones assigned by dhcp. doing bridje of two networks messes up ip addresses and then firewall messes with me :).

why is it so hard to achieve? windows limitation or android limitation? can we write software to behave like generic rndis (winmo device description)?
[Android Software Development] Brut.all:
Both. As I said if you have some decent ROM and OS on your PC, then this is just few clicks. I have an Ubuntu, so I click on "create network", then my G1 detects it and connects without any problem. That's all. On Windows Vista you won't have DHCP server and good NAT capabilities. On WinXP you will have problems even with creating a network. On the other hand if you have stock Android on your device, you will get into problems too.
[Android Software Development] grunf:
hmmm....

some time ago i heave found drivers for linux devices that in windows it is installed as network device. i need to find that again.(here they are http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4438553&postcount=41)

maybe this can be used to enable android to act as usb/network device and then to make some sort of routing in windows from regular network to this virtual usb/network...

time to bash my head with solutions and to try some of them, windows pc is ready for format c:.
[Android Software Development] cyberavner:
Check this for a possible solution:

blog.mycila.com/2010/06/reverse-usb-tethering-with-android-22.html
[Android Software Development] grunf:
thx for info.

my problem is that i heave phone with android 1.5 and lg is not going to release newer version. until community makes 2.2 available i can't use this trick.
[Android Software Development] jorlando:
Reverse thetering in windows is possible and easy...

but it may depend on some drivers from your phone manufacturer.

I am using a Motorola XT300 Spice.

To use a USB reverse tether (i.e. sharing the computer network, so I can connect the phone to the internet to sync emails or browse the app market when I don't have a data plan from my company or a wi-fi network available) with XT300:

On the XT300:

- enable USB debugging

- root your phone (z4root works on the xt300)

- connect the USB cable and connect the phone on the computer

- a menu window will appear, select the Motorola PC Tools option

On the computer (tested with Windows 7):

- wait for all Motorola driver's be installed

- a new network interface will be created. That is your phone

- on the network management right click on the network interface that you use to connect to the internet, select properties, advanced, mark the internet sharing checkbox and select the network interface that has been created for your phone to share the connection

On the XT300:

- open a terminal emulator and type the comands

su

netcfg usb0 dhcp

That is it. You have access to the internet.

On the computer don't forget to create rules in your firewall and/or anti-virus program to permit network traffic between the computer and the phone.

It should be even easier on Linux computers, since newer kernels usually have netusb support enabled but it seems that Ubuntu has its netusb.ko driver or some other needed module broken. I could not enable it to work on Ubuntu 10.04 but I could do this on Ubuntu 8.04 and Centos 5.x

I don't know if other android manufacturers are shipping NDIS5 USB capable drivers. I suppose that all have drivers but the only one that I have is the XT300. A little fidling with USB configuration may be needed, since names and options and menu can vary.

If someone knows the steps needed to enable usbnet on Ubuntu 10.04 I would appreciate the help.

HTH

orlando
[Android Software Development] freeyayo50:
You can easily undo this by disabling the internet connection sharing on the PC?
[Android Software Development] Martinhdk:
Its already here. I use it a lot. It is a standard feature on HTC sense revolution in the rom I am using. The function appear whenever you connect to PC with usb cable. So...

I guess you just need a sense rom or maybe extract it from sense... :-)