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[Nexus One Android Development] uoY_redruM:
Using Evils Sense ROM, and the weather/clock widget I had this idea.

I use this as a background:

http://img337.imageshack.us/i/snap20100914153610.png/

which has this look when the weather widget interacts on initial screen wake up:

http://img710.imageshack.us/i/snap20100914153622.png/

So, in the morning time when it shows a moon as the current weather and some clouds glimmer across my screen I thought how cool it looks. As it gets sunny outside and the weather depicts that, the sun glimmers on the screen when you first wake it which looks pretty neat with the moon background.

I started thinking, is there a way to get an interactive live wallpaper to use the time zone detection and time of day to change as the day goes on?

Either in terms of simply changing from a moon during the night to a sun as the sun comes up to a sun set as the sun goes down or even have the wallpaper interact with the current weather.

Just an idea that I thought would be really neat and I'd like to use personally.
[Nexus One Android Development] rickytenzer:
The grass wallpaper that comes with stock does that.
[Nexus One Android Development] AndiTails:
And "Beautiful Widgets" has a Live Wallpaper that takes the LWP Grass and adds Weather to it...

So, it's all been done.
[Nexus One Android Development] uoY_redruM:
Hmmm, don't I feel dumb now :p

Did not know though. Never used either of those.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
So we all know the Real Deal Froyo 2.2 is coming in just a few days away.

Have any of you though of an upgrade path for the installed apps currently running on 2.1?

There's a few ways to go about this:

- Wipe everything & start a'new

- Backup Apps & Settings, then restore it to Froyo

- Backup only Apps but no Settings & re-install everything after Froyo

- Undo the lag fix, flash back to stock ROM, then upgrade to Froyo, and wipe everything in the process.

- Other methods (please provide details)

Personally I'm inclined to #2 but I read people having complications with this process, so I might end up doing it the #3 way, but.... 400+ apps it's a bit crazy to go reinstalling all that, it'll take me probably 2 days to reconfigure all those apps/games :eek:

I'm glad i have an AppsBrain account, so i just need to hit Sync and it will re-install all those apps for me, but i still need to set all the settings again... that's going to be a royal pain in the arsenal :p
[Galaxy S I9000 General] t0ska:
I am going with a complete fresh everything. Full factory reset first then format mem cards then upgrade, then factory reset again and maybe even another reformat. Not taking any blinking chances this time!

Also moving from a Gmail account to a Google Apps account so that should be interesting!

Appbrain reinstall :)

Roll on 2.2 :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Maddmatt:
How does Google/Samsung expect the average user to cope with an upgrade? By re-doing everything from scratch?

Appbrain helps but it's still a bit of an annoying process and it re-downloads everything from the net which slows things down. Restoring settings is impossible without rooting and may have problems when going from 2.1-2.2 so that's way out of reach to the average user.

Android seriously needs a better way of handling updates.

Personally I'm already on the JPC Froyo firmware so hopefully the official release is easy to root. Then I can just restore everything with Titanium Backup.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
yeah no kidding, they don't even let you save or backup the files via KIES, so that you can restore them later.

in all other mobile phones, BlackBerry, PalmOS, Windows Mobile, Iphone

all of them will automatically create a backup of your stuff inside the phone, before it does the upgrade, so that after the upgrade it will automatically reload all your stuff back into the phone.

In Android we are lacking that, both times i've upgraded from one ROM to another ROM, it forced a full wipe on the phone.

luckily it was from a 2.1 to 2.1 so you can easily restore a back up from Titanium Backup, or any favourite backup Apps of your choice.

but I've read a lot of postings about people having problems when they restore the settings from 2.1 to 2.2

Apparently it's okay to restore all the Apps from 2.1 to 2.2 but you can't really restore the settings as it will crash 2.2

so even being able to restore all 400+ apps, i'll still need to spend countless hours to reconfigure them all

at least that saves me the 800+ clicks to OK install OK accept permission for each of the 400+ apps in my inventory. LOL :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] salmanslick:
I doubt Samsung would keep their wrd on updating galaxys did u know what they did to samsung behold 2,
[Galaxy S I9000 General] penfold:
just to clarify some misconceptions posted above ....it's not android that has any problems in updating, it's samsung.

i updated my nexus over the air easily without losing any apps settings etc, no need for a format or anything drastic.

it's only because kies does not work that we have to wipe and install via pc on a samsung.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
tell us, we don't know

at least i don't know
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
that's comforting to know... so Samsung is not mature enough on the App+scripting+upgrade side of things

yes Kies does not provide an option to backup/restore the stuff during a firmware upgrade
[Galaxy S I9000 General] gtanny:
is there any way to keep all my apps on JPC as i have no idea if titanium backup will work with jpc and wont that mean waiting until the official 2.2 is rooted?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] benih007:
My htc desire went from 2.1 to 2.2 without a hitch. All applications were kept on the device with the new features tacked on.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
Froyo is rooted already

the official one will be rooted the same way as the alpha/beta that are floating around already
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Valeo:
Behold II owners were promised a 2.1 update which went awry so those not willing to risk flashing a non-vendor ROM are stuck with 1.6. It was about that time that Samsung started to concentrate on the Galaxy range of handsets.

Hopefully they won't do the same thing when the SGS II is released...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tehpriest:
Odd reading this as when I upgraded from 2.1 to 2.2 JPC totally unintentionally it kept all my data and settings as well as the apps. The problem was that the data was configured to 2.1 and so I got loads of force closes so had to uninstall and reinstall all the apps so it ended up quicker doing a factory reset and starting from scratch.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] snaphapman:
On my rooted hero I went from custom 2.1 rom did a titanium backup with apps and settings flashed 2.2 downloaded titanium again restored and got everything back with settings.

We need to be allowed to store the ROMs on the phone and use recovery like on rooted phones. I much prefer that way of doing it. we should have the option in instead of risking bricking your phone if your computer crashed. Also have an updated app like with the villainroms much similar.

Looking at the app ak notes I have entries dating back November 16 last year. Wiped rom update was a few months back saving settings brought all the data back when I restored.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cantIntoCode:
I'll be going for the flashing with Odin method. Kies is a horrible program.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ozzysong:
Just to get things clear. Any update wipe out your data or only to 2.2?

I updated some days ago and didn't lose nothing.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] salmanslick:
Thanks for informing allgamer
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MomijiTMO:
I'm just not thinking about it atm. I have 63 apps :S
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mengsuan:
As one of the option at the poll says, is it necessary to undo lagfix before flashing? Wouldn't flashing wipe off the 2GB partition?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] bilboa1:
froyos floating around dont delete your data. but its often recommended to factory reset anyway to avoid troubles. in any case better safe than sorry. titanum backup works in free mode. backup all and copy the titanium backup dir from the phones internal sdcard to the external one or to your pc. youll be glad you did if you ever run into troubles.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] DarthV:
Yep, Behold 2 users got hosed by Samsung.

There's not many apps that I have much data built up with so that a fresh install would be painful. Definitely backing up a few games with Titanium, but not much else.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] l.lai:
Is there an official release date? I Google and found no specific date. Do you know something know with regards to the upgrade?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stickfinger:
Hi Allgamer, Good topic and i've put my vote in (back up only apps)

Ive noticed in a few of your posts(in other threads) you recommend using Appbrain to back up apps. I think thats the way i'll be going as i don't have any apps with settings that i desperately need to keep.

I've been using Appbrain for a while and find it often suggests good apps, my question though is about the account bit. It asks me to log in using my google account, is that how YOU do it and is it safe?

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
yes, it is safe

use the same account that you will use for Android Market, which should be the same main account used by your phone
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stickfinger:
Ok Thanks for the advice, the market is also something i'll need to be setting up soon too (to purchase apps)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hol17:
I don't have to worry too much about my apps, I use my phone as a school/work organizer and customize it to suit my needs; apps is not one of those customizations. Hopefully with Froyo I can get everything done faster and better on my phone than before.

I hope Android 3.0 comes to the Galaxy S though, this is one of my bigger concerns.

Sent from my GT-I9000M
[Galaxy S I9000 General] djglenn1337:
If you restore your app's using Appbrain, do they update when updates are available? I have installed some app's from my SD card, and they never check for updates..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] exadeci:
Contacts are stored on google and personal stuff on external so I wipe internal sd and re-partition the phone so I'm sure it will be perfectly smooth ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Diger36:
Well....

I think I'll synchronise contacts and calender with Outlook or back them up with Titanium and then go from scratch there...

I'm really cusious about the new firmware. Hope the guys and girls @ Samsung followed the bugs that were found in the JPC version here at XDA :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Rumble6059:
how the hell do you do that!!! had my phone for a few months now and not figured how to do it!! :-(

also a general wondering...what happens to apps you have bought, will i just be able to re-install them using appbrain?

and will that work for the apps i bought from appbrain, as well as the apps ive bought from android market??
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dizzle118:
OK having had my head in the sand, I knew this was on the books - when is the official day of release?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Hawkeye3:
Latest release date floating around is 23rd September 2010. (But that's only to 'Samsung repair' centers. No info on any carriers rolling this out OTA yet.)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SonicSpinner:
So we will loose ask all our apps.when update to froyo?

Will we loose gprs and mms setting too? If so did any one know I can take a backup of my ap settings?

And lastly, will the update delete my contacts list since they're stored in my phone, and also synched with my facebook contacts,.

Thanx, as you can tell I'm new with sgs, just got it and have stock fw.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Diger36:
I synchronise through Kies... The few ti,es I did manage to connect to that /begin_sarcasm "wonderfull" /end_sarcasm application I synchronised without a problem.

As for the apps: I hope the purchase will survive the upgrade..., otherwise it will cost me some additional bucks :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kbeattie:
If I do a factory reset and reinstall my apps, will it know the apps I have paid for?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
yes, as long as you log back into the same account you used for Android Market
[Galaxy S I9000 General] bajz13:
I have to OT a bit is Froyo really going to be faster than 2.1 with lag fix?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Valeo:
It should be an improvement, yes. But it really depends on what further modifications Samsung makes, so you'll have to wait and see like the rest of us.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] X-GoD:
What exactly will the update remove? I have synced my apps with appbrain.

I still have stock JM1 with RyanZA lag fix. WIll I need to remove the lag fix first. Why will the settings be redone?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
it'll be safer to remove the lag fix before you install froyo to not corrupt your internal SD

the phone will probably be wiped

that is what happened last time i installed a new ROM from Kies
[Galaxy S I9000 General] robwiel:
Well there is no date yet afaik.

For previous posts, well I ditched outlook due to google 'failure' in implementing proper calendar and contacts sync.

In last stage just exported my contacts to google, merged, exported to google csv, wiped all contacts from phone. edited in google docs, reimported into clean account.

TBH I would be happy if fancy contacts editor would be just be more streamlined google docs.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Prasad:
Undo the lag fix, flash back to stock ROM, then upgrade to Froyo, and wipe everything in the process. :-)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omarhisham:
Hello

Ihave htc desire with 2.1

but when recording viedo i can't turn on the flash lamp

any help
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KaLiBLeeK:
I was gonna post this in the Themes/Apps section, but I figured I'd try here first...

I know people have been doing mods of the notification bar though MetaMorph, which doesn't really work with the newest version(s) of SuperUser. So I'd just been editing files inside the framework-res.apk and pushing the modified file via ADB.

Does anybody know, aside from editing the images inside the /drawable-hdpi/ folder, what other tweaks/changes can be accomplished?

I've tweaked my battery gauge images, but what I would like to do is figure out how to ditch the clock in the notification bar, and/or tweak the AM/PM text so it's smaller, a la Android 2.2.

Plus, learning what can and can't be modified via the framework-res.apk would be cool too. Haha.

Thanks in advance y'all! And sorry for the lenghty post.
[General Questions and Answers] Szaby59:
How can I solve the problem?

I have the v1.14 and I can't upgrade.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Andyt95:
I have some icons I want to use, and have decided to go through DVR.

Problem.

DVR tells me it does not have enough permissions to make the icons.

Error message:

Permission Missing.
DVR detected that DVR does not have enough permission to create shortcut.
Do you want to save the permission information as a crash log file in order
to send to te developer next time?

By the way that is the real error message, not my bad English.

Can anyone help?
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] donyshrull:
I had this same error message. I've yet to find anything about what the heck it means.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] donyshrull:
dude go to widgets first. it works through there
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] ZduneX25:
Go to the widgets is no so cool way, it looks so much better when you get this in @Andyt95's way.

Got the same error:

http://twitpic.com/3ktunu

Any ideas?? It was working on Eclair. I have this problem on CyanogenMod 6.1.1
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Andyt95:
oh btw I solved this a long time ago.

You can't do it through the app itself, you have to select the widget seen as the app does not have any reference to where you want the widget, and the stock roms do not allow the apps to make their own widgets automagically... With sense ROMs the widget goes in the default space if you don't select a specific spot, so it wil work.

You will have to use the widget selection within the launcher.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Suhaib10:
SO recently i have tried making many roms Each one seems to not work on my device could someone please test this and let me know if it works or if its just my device. Update to HardSPLv7 and flash a stock rom before flashing this. if any thing happens to your device i am not responsible. It is build 23138 has basic things, no titanium, It has manilla version 2.0.2016 (I like it better than titanium:D but huge ram hog)

Made with +QUEPPC's ervius Kitchen and thanks to his great tutorial.

EDIT: I fixed the problem here is a link if someone still wants to use the rom

http://www.mediafire.com/?svmi62tmjb69dq2
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] joshkoss:
dude new 2016 manilla is build for wvga devices not qvga.... not gonna work.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] Suhaib10:
actually the manilla it is the latest manilla 2d from the mega rom and i got the rom to work it was just that one of the ext file was causing the problem i have reuploaded a new version as a test
[Epic 4G Themes] ghostrid3r:
Another fun FPS game from gamesoft. This game does cause my Epic to shutter at certain points of the game, but still a great game.

Warez link removed
[Epic 4G Themes] rawsoup:
You don't need to post an apk for every app you think is good. perhaps post a tutorial on how to find apps like this and install them for noobs. And then in this thread we can all discuss the game.
[Epic 4G Themes] ghostrid3r:
no thanks, but thanks for your input. :p
[Epic 4G Themes] ultra78721:
Awesome...thanks for the nice reviews :D

anymore reviews please feel free to post ;)
[Epic 4G Themes] progenx:
i have that game but how do i play it online? and there's no way to change profile name either... anyone knows why?
[Epic 4G Themes] lazydazed:
Ya huh.. I run around for 5 minutes by myself...lame... good thing the actual gameplay KICKS ASS!!!
[Epic 4G Themes] casual864:
Read the forum rules please.

http://xdaforums.com/announcement.php?f=263
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Mrakulis:
My phone sometimes loses signal completely... other times it has a signal but I cannot connect to the net. The 3G Symbol at the top only shows that it is uploading and not downloading. any Ideas on how i can fix this?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] arrrghhh:
The radio is very flaky, I believe even more so for CDMA devices. What type of phone do you have?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] coolsilver:
I get the same thing here. Almost 1 out of every 3 times coming out of sleep it is ok. Otherwise I have to go and rebuild the APN settings back to default.

Typically it has something listed but once in a while it lists nothing until I rebuild them.

These times seems like it is like the towers have stopped talking or refuse connection to my phone. Thus the reason why it uploads but not downloading any data.

2.1 had random data issues but 2.2 has some major kink either with the radio version or overall CDMA.

I have Verizon (RHOD500).
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Mrakulis:
I believe it's the (Touch pro2) Rhodium 100. but not really sure how to check. But if you mean GSM or CDMA.. Its GSM
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] noodles21o2:
you can try re-flashing the radio, which will help if anything has been corrupted
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] coolsilver:
I would try that if my WinMo has an issue. So far just android dropping data on my RHOD500.

I think it is trying to rebuild or at least re-register on the network too much causing issues with towers or internally at least.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Mrakulis:
I dnt have a problem in WM. Only within Android.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] arrrghhh:
Yea... the radio drivers probably aren't perfect. Far from it, from the sound of things... I've definitely had issues with it as well. I just try to avoid making calls in Android, and receiving them always makes me leery. I've had a few important calls drop because Android decided to reboot itself...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] likuid:
Ahh yeah I've seen the same problems on my RHOD500...usually I know when facebook gets a refresh API error since its set to sync every hour so I just pop on/off airplane mode for a minute and I get data back.

Other then that radio seems pretty decent...I make and receive calls all day with no issues.

//Sent from my Neopeek-Froyorider RC2 using XDA App
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Anomoly:
i have been having the same issue is there a fix for it?
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] mrnorx:
Ive just taken delivery of my new Streak, its running 2.1 and so far I am very impressed.

One thing I would like to do is watch movies on my phone, currently they are stored on my NAS drive which supports DLNA and SMB.

Does anyone know of a way of streaming directly from a NAS drive, I dont want to use VLC or anything similar as you need to involve the PC. I have tried an app from the market place called remote media BETA but it doesnt work, I can see the files but not play them.

Any help or advice greatly appreciated.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] lufc:
Try an app called ROCKPLAYER :)
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] mrnorx:
Thanks, I have installed the latest version of RockPlayer, universal and ARM 7. I cant see the settings for network streaming. Is this version different as I have read the Beta versions were better than the current versions.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] stevenmcw:
Hi,

What you need is the app 'ES FILE EXPLORER'

Works great for me to play video and audio from my NAS drive.

Let me know how you get on.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] firstcw:
Hi,

thanks for the input. Now finally I can see my share, but

streaming is not possible. I tried various .avi - Files. I always get the

massage that streaming is not possible for that filetype and the file

has to be cached (never waited that long....).

Any input?

Many thanks..
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] stevenmcw:
It will be a codec problem, I have problems some videos not sure which aren't compatable with streak : ( yet anyway.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] mrnorx:
@stevenmcw

Thanks for the info, I can see all the files now. Doesnt seem to like AVI, as you say its likely to be a codec problem. A codec pack for android would be a great app.

What Video format are you using at the mo, I will convert a few of my movies.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] stevenmcw:
I'm working on what codec works best, ill post my results soon.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] stevenmcw:
Hi

Done a bit of testing M4V seen to work has to be renamed to MP4

Going to some more testing.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] mrnorx:
Thanks for the update, I'll convert a few avi's to m4v and see what settings work the best.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] stevenmcw:
Ok a quick update,

If anyone has problems after encoding with it still caching video before it plays, download the util for pc called 'metadatamover 0.9' this fixes that.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] Czechnology.cz:
When I try to open any .avi video, I just get a "Sorry, not supported media type" error. But with Rockplayer, i am able to play avi files when on sdcard.

Can't I somehow send it to the rockplayer?

Converting the files is not an option for me.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] stevenmcw:
Ye I tried it link to rockplayer as well I has no luck, it pretty sure that rockplayer Just doesn't have support for this yet.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] limitingfactor:
I've been through all of the same grief with AVI files and Rockplayer and never got it to work. In the end I decided it was easier to convert the files to mp4 and load them to the sd card.

The best converter I found was Format Factory, which is free. Takes some fiddling with the codecs to get precisely the right format for the streak, but works a treat.

If anybody wants the codec config file, PM me.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] kasperke:
isn't is possible that orb can do the job. www.orb.com
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] Czechnology.cz:
kasperke, unfortunately that reuires a running app on your pc. I'd like access remote disk on LAN without the need for a running computer.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] kasperke:
try yxplayer