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[Captivate General] 88EVGAFTW:
Should have mine Tuesday, Wednesday at the latest. My current one shuts down every time I power it on and let it idle for a few minutes. I didn't even bother turning the phone on today but like 3 times. My first Captivate was perfectly fine, but somehow it got a scratch on the screen, so I decided to swap it for a new one. Now this one has the shut downs non stop all day.
[Captivate General] androidftwin:
please chime back in and let us know how the new phone is. let me know if it looks brand new
[Captivate General] androidftwin:
bump......
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBiles:
Haven't seen any for the EVO yet.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rooster94:
Well, I read that they already have a pretty good port for the HD2 already (Which is great for that device since a working Android port would really breathe life into it), and I would think that it would be even easier to port to the Evo simply because they are both designed to run Android.

However, I'm not sure there would really be much to gain by doing that, but maybe i'm wrong.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Genjinaro:
The new HTC Sense looks to be the grand prize from the dump.

I would like to know what dev is going to atleast attempt to port the new Sense or the ROM as a whole.

Mainly, I just want the new Sense.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deathsled:
I honestly don't think we're going to get close to a Desire port until the CDMA or world phone version is launched. It will be a real ***** to port the GSM frameworks to CDMA. It might be possible to get the new sense ripped out of it, but from what I've seen Sense is embedded in both the apps AND the frameworks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBiles:
We had the Nexus One AOSP ROM, so I don't think it would be impossible.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wlpywd:
is there any on-screen virtual touchpad or trackball that would permanently dock at the bottom of the screen that would move a 'mouse' like pointer or selection area on-screen? with the evo having just a large touch screen, there's no way to 'highlight' things without just pressing it with your finger. Does this make sense?

the touch input htc keyboard has those 4 navigation arrows across the bottom of the keyboard, which i'd love to port to swype too, but the only way to use them is to open the full keyboard, which covers too much of the screen if you aren't typing something.

BTW - did everyone know if you hold down(long press) the menu button, you can toggle the keyboard anywhere you are, not just a text-input box? love it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] younggunner:
you should really try searching the forums, there is already a thread on this idea.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abrigham:
gee, that was helpful... I was wondering the same thing, actually, and DID search the forums and found nothing. If someone happens to know which thread is being spoken of here, I'm sure a link would be appreciated...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wlpywd:
i did try search

i also found nothing, thats why i posted.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] type3:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=730693
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onelovekir:
that, I believe, is actually not what he's talking about. I believe you are looking for something along the lines of Virtual Trackball, version 1.2 is out

NOTE: i believe it requires ROOT, so make sure you're rooted.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saturn2K:
If you go all the way through the thread, it is about Virtual Trackball by the end of it. In the end, they wanted Virtual Trackball to use the touch sensitive area on the search button. The developer never really got back to them.

But the OP seems to want something like the CM6 mouse support without actually needing to use a mouse. Admittedly, this would be kind of cool. Ultimately though, you'd be using a portion of the touch input to control a mouse that is simulating using your finger. It's a little redundant seeming.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Epsis:
My phone discovered a 2.2 OTA update a couple of days ago, i don't know the official number or any details other than:

It's an Android OS update patch

It comes with multi inbox Gmail support

Improved RUS keyboard layout

and it's 25.06MB to download.

What i'd like to know is, what would happen if i install it? Would i lose root? Could i brick my device? I've got an SLCD Desire, originally on the 0.83 HBOOT, with the 5.09.00.20 radio. I rooted it on 2.1 using Unrevoked and a custom SLCD recovery image and then flashed this ROM (Rooted Stock Froyo with Sense). My current build is 2.09.405.8 CL218634 release-keys

I'm basically wondering what the risks of installing this update are, will i lose root, or my ability to boot into a custom recovery? Will it update my HBOOT making my phone harder to root again further down the line?

Any advice would be a massive help, i'm struggling to resist the temptation of new software. :P

Thanks.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elburna:
Very easy. You will loose root. Wait a bit and you'll be able to root it back again with unrevoked 3.21 (not finished yet).
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drakhra:
Hi,

I recently bought a HTC Desire from Orange and wanted to ask about a free strobe application, which could 'dance' to music.

I basically want the LED flash to strobe in response to music speeds. I have TeslaLED (Which is amazing) and which has a strobe, but with manual speed controls.

I found this, http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/led-music-beat-strobe_fqez.html which could do it, but is unfortunately off the Market (According to a UK Desire on Orange)

Please help! (Also I like the new 'searches as you type thread name' thing!)

Thanks in advance,

Dylan
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K900:
Try MarketAccess, the app should still be there
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drakhra:
Ah, thanks very much for the reply. Unfortunately I have not rooted my device, and I really don't want to (after bad experiences with other phones)

Any other suggestions?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zHk3R:
Yeah. ROOT YOUR PHONE (:

Use unrEVOked. It's a breeze ;)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bababooey:
Not sure what the deal is but if I get a missed call or text and am not next to the phone to see it,the screen stays lit till I swipe it ???

This drained a chunk of my battery today when I was away from it for like 3 hours.... there has to be a way to not have it stay lit ?
[Droid Eris Accessories] iloveandroid:
So I found out recently that a mini USB works on our micro USB device. (or is it the other way around) but any way I put a picture of the cable that has replaced the one that came with my Droid Eris.
[Droid Eris Accessories] iloveandroid:
That is the picture
[Droid Eris Accessories] neederishelp:
I realized that the day i got it... 5 minutes after I activated it.
[Droid Eris Accessories] FunkyFender:
Mini is on the left. Micro is on the right. The Eris takes the mini.
[Droid Eris Accessories] MrObvious:
Correct. MicroUSB is for newer devices. My BB Tour had a Micro and man was it frustrating not having any charging sources compared to all the minis I have.
[Droid Eris Accessories] cstone1991:
Yeah HTC likes to use their "proprietary" charger most likely to encourage people to buy chargers and cables only from them, but I have known since about 8 months before the Eris even came out because I was interested in getting the HTC Ozone, which uses the same connector as the Eris (luckily I worked for Verizon at the time and got early news that there were "some exciting new phones coming out that were worth waiting for. Glad I listened and ended up with my Eris instead of a crappy WinMo phone." The only difference between our connectors and a standard mini USB connector is the shape. The pin layout is the same, however some smartphones do use a higher voltage wall charger than some standard phones (ie: Blackberry Curve should not be charged with a Moto RAZR charger as the BB needs more current than the RAZR charger suppies). I am not sure if this would apply to the Eris or if it would actually cause damage to the BB in this case but I have been advised not to try it with BB phones in particular.
[Droid Eris Accessories] Lemcott:
to be in compliance with the standards to be considered a "certified usb device" the max power of a usb is 5v, the amperage is the only thing that changes (from 500 to 900 mA)

all usb devices are compatible with any number of mA, but the amperage get's throttled for lower amperage devices, and for higher amperage it simply will be enough to power the device to stay on, but not charging.

any of the respectable companies (RIM, moto, HTC, etc) will be fully aware of this, and their chargers are specifically made to stay in compliance with this feature, so you can't possibly cause damage using the wrong charger for any of their devices. however! any of the cheaper brands, or brands that just aren't reputable dont always follow these rules can infact overcharge a device. worst case scenario? it overheats your device (which in most instances simply makes it shut down on it's own a lot and get really warm, which can cause problems, but nothing to severe if you notice in time to stop it) the difference between 500 and 900mA is negligible.

there are some devices that use an extra port or two to pull even more power (from 6 to 24 volts) but if you were to plug this into a device that doesnt have said extra ports, it wont have anything to connect to, and thus, still only charge at the standard 5v, 500-900mA.

(just some usb knowledge for fun, also remember to ALWAYS look at the label on the charger, it most of the time is LEGALLY REQUIRED to have the voltage/amperage on the package or the device itself; if it doesnt match, best bet is to not plug it in. remember not to sue me if I'm not right, I take no responsibility for your own actions.)
[Droid Eris Accessories] Stonent:
European regulations to reduce waste from thrown away cell phone accessories has mandated that phones sold in Europe have common connections. They've decided that all new devices should be MicroUSB, which is why everyone (except apple) moved to it. I don't know how this will affect the iPhone.
[Droid Eris Accessories] i9000blackrain:
now almost all phone company use micro usb

like NOKIA HTC SAMSUNG SONYERICSSON and.......
[Droid Eris Accessories] CPCookieMan:
I knew this the day I got my phone. I have since damaged the HTC proprietary cord and have been using mini-usb ever since. No adverse effects other than the trackball scrolling left issue that has started to show. Related perhaps? I only get the issue when I'm plugged into the charger so...
[Droid Eris Accessories] homer169:
Sounds like the trackball issue that occurs because of the location of the trackball pins on the mainboard. The pins get loose from plugging and unplugging the phone and over time cause the trackball to randomly scroll. If you have the extended warranty or insurance, it might be time to use it.
[Droid Eris Accessories] schraitle:
It was the charger being plugged in that caused it for me, but it didn't matter whether it was the HTC cable or a regular miniUSB.
[Droid Eris Accessories] chimu:
any ideas about resoldering to resolve the issue?

also:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=657468

&

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=716681
[Epic 4G General] 1NfE5T:
As the title states....could it be possible to link my spare clear 4g modem to my Epic 4g data plan? If so how would i go about doing this? Anyone think of doing such a thing? lol Just wondering is all....
[Epic 4G General] javahead76:
I don't think so....

I think your connection to the server is allowed per your modem's mac address. That's a unique identifier for your device (usually printed somewhere on it). Maybe with the mac address validated at Sprint (ie., bribe the customer support phone tech) it might work... but I'm not sure as far as that goes. This is just based on the fact that I've swapped clear modems out before and only the one works at a time until they enter the new mac address of the other.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catdeerduck:
is there a way i can unroot and make it look have all the bloatware. ATM the its using eugene373-hybrid rom. Any guide i should follow?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] disturkis4u:
Nandroid restore? Then unroot
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speoples20:
Use Odin to flash back to stock.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungVibrant:
Mind telling us why you are returning/exchanging?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catdeerduck:
Nothing wrong with the phone its amazing. It's just that i found a plan in sprint that will be better suited for my needs. Also i tried the nandroid backup but clockworkmod gives me md5 mismatch. Any work around?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djquick:
Just download the stock rom and flash it with odin
[Android Software Development] flyerx01:
I am working on a sample application guided by a book tutorial. It wants me to create a class that extends Activity then every other activity should extend the class I implemented, which makes sense, that's what OOP is for right? But, every time I try to start an activity that extends my own class the app quits with the error "The application ... has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."

class MyActivity extends Activity{
...
Globally used stuff
...
}

class NewActivity extends MyActivity{
...
}

In the example above, whenever I try to start NewActivity, the app quits. What am I doing wrong?

I've tried using minSdkVersions 6,7 and 8, but that didn't make much difference. What am I doing wrong?
[Android Software Development] elmejor183:
I believe you have to add the new activity into the manifest as well.
[Android Software Development] flyerx01:
Thanks that seems to have made a difference.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Shaizer:
I'm looking for an app where I can manage which apps go on sd/phone, I tried Apps 2 SD and Move 2 SD and they both don't show the apps that are not supported by the froyo apps2sd (which I forced to sd with mod install location).

Anyone know any good apps?

Regards

-Shaizer
[Desire Themes and Apps] Moenmann:
Android?

Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications

(Translated from my Norwegian phone.. but I guess it's something like that..)
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinpin890:
do you think that the devs are trying to port the desire hd to the eris......i highly doubt that it would.....but if it happpens i can die happy lmfaooooo :D
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bubba1114:
Are we serious here? There's a q and a section here for a damn reason. There's probably 10 other threads on this same topic.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinpin890:
calm down im sorry. i was at work and i posted this very quickly im sorry no need to be hating
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] homewmt:
Considering we still dont even have sense froyo i highly doubt that
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] workshed:
A couple devs are playing around with it, but at a very slow pace. You'll be waiting a bit, do it patiently. Remember, we don't all get to see what's going on behind the scenes, you never know, someone could be very close to releasing something soon.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bubba1114:
Sorry wasn't hating but its just annoying to log on and see for back to back threads of sense froyo it'll be released whenever it is ported
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinpin890:
ohh okay i just got to eager because i dont live in america anymore so idk whats going on

okay sorry if i annoyed u lol like sometimes i dont have the chance to read all threads becasue im too busy
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SicNside:
Sense is pritty and all but it bogs down ur eris
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinpin890:
im sorry i was in a hurry

i dont care...i miss sense lmfaooo its like seeing you first best friend again after he/she moved to somewhere else or went to a diff school
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrObvious:
xtrSense 4.2.1 is running great so far for me.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinpin890:
but nots that froyo.....i used that already and i loved it....lol
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrObvious:
Haha. My only bug is when I changed SIPs once it disabled multitouch.
[XPERIA X10 General] JonEvan:
what is this about 720p recording?

Is it better quality, higher resolution, sharper picture.. what? (ok i know about 720p, just asking for those who are new at this).

And if its so, wont the FPS rate go down and lagg on play back?

What is the point of increasing functions if the hardware cant even keep up with it.

Ps. Dont tell me to search other threads for this info. I dont and I am asking.
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
o.0 u serious? I mean 720p is better than VGA

check the vivaz specs, x10 will have the same recording capabilities as the vivaz xD that's what SE said
[XPERIA X10 General] ukon:
Why would they add it, if the hardware weren't good enough?

Why wouln't a 1GHz CPU be able to record it?

Well.. The fps when it comes to phone movies.. Will probably not be quite as good as a real camera as of yet.. Besides, you need a memory card with a high enough transfer rate. If you want a good experience with 720p that is...

class 6+. as far as I know atleast...
[XPERIA X10 General] pngface:
Well each person says something else.... some say that Class 2 is more than enough, others say you need Class 6... why don't we just wait for 2.1 that should be here in............ 3 days I think (Tuesday's my bet... no proof, just a great hope)
[XPERIA X10 General] Bwyan Benton:
While 720p is going to be better than what the X10 currently has...its still only 24fps...probably not gonna be the smoothest. When I upgraded my memory card on my hd camcorder it made a world of difference, so I would have to assume that a class 2 would be fine....but class 6 would be much better.

But hey like the other guy said, lets just wait for 2.1 and see from there. Im still pissed about no 16m colors tho lol....just thought Id thow that out there.
[XPERIA X10 General] Cinner:
All movies on Blu-ray are 24 frames per second (because they were shot at that framerate). If you have a problem with those, then you will have a problem with X10 movies.
[XPERIA X10 General] toki:
It's gonna be better than VGA for sure, the byterate is very important. If is under 2Megs a class 2 card is enough, if is above change with a class 6. My bet is for under 2Megs. Don't expect blu ray quality, X10 is just a phone. Cheers
[XPERIA X10 General] LIQU1D5NAKE:
i know some of you probably think it makes no difference but big companys usually roll out updates for all different devices on the same day, my point is that the PS3 gets its 3d update ont tuesdsay so i bet 2.1 will come then.
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
Why is that? Sony is a different company from Sony Ericsson. Why would they sync their releases? That doesn't make any sense.

Anyway, 24 fps is fine. I don't know anyone who has eyes that can see much faster....

Then again, this forum is obsessed with higher numbers than what they have for some reason... (16,000,000, 2.1, 2.2, 3.0, 10.1, ect.)
[XPERIA X10 General] chris_knows:
You forgot X12 and 10 fingers...
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
yeah and how the heck could a ps3 and the x10 be related?? en 3d is on the ps3 since 3dtv launched to the market xD
[XPERIA X10 General] gaolinde:
in pc game 24fps considered quite laggy, i am not sure how 24fps looks like in video
[Fascinate General] ksizzle9:
title should explain my question. followed the fascinate channel for a day or so then went back today to check it and it wont let me go to it???????anyone else having any of these issues?
[Fascinate General] kareeem:
It's there, it's just that nobody's in it.
[Captivate General] iphonekillers:
Every since i started to use it , my phones seems a bit sluggish....not sure if task manager really does anything....feedback
[Captivate General] ewingr:
You'll probably find some folks say you need it; others will say you don't, and to read what the devs of Android say.

I read this thread, (quite long now); and settled on Autokiller. (I think there are 3 different solutions spawned from that thread/topic).

The tools referenced make changes to config files so that Android's built in task killer can be more aggressive. The concept being that the OS does it as opposed to an app (which may be more random).

[EDIT]

And here's a thread on Autokiller.
[Captivate General] 88EVGAFTW:
I have been running both Captivates for 2 weeks with no task manager of any sort or AutoKiller. They are running just fine now, if not better than before.
[Captivate General] ewingr:
I think it also depends some on how many apps you load; how much you use the phone, and move between/load different apps.

I was doing a lot of that, and found it to get slow w/o using the Auto Killer.
[Captivate General] mwxiao:
Ideally, Android should be able to handle tasks/processes itself. But practically, not every app is well written. So if you install tons of apps, you probably should have a task killer just in case an ill-written is hanging in the background.

But I don't. I only install high-rated apps. I don't have a task killer installed. Everything is just fine.
[Captivate General] nyydynasty:
i dont believe you really need a task manager app but I do have one just in case I need it to kill something hanging in the background. I rarely use it though and dont really see the need to. the OS manages the apps pretty well.
[Epic 4G General] A_Flying_Fox:
People that upgraded from the hero to the epic...or the evo to the epic, what are your main gripes? Besides the lack of Sense or anyother htc software.
[Epic 4G General] ravizzle:
Nothing major for me, i was using cm6 so was used to no sense,. I like the epic, only one small thing that hero had that my epic doesnt is support for headset controls. Not a deal breaker, but just a small annoyance.
[Epic 4G General] A_Flying_Fox:
I still have yet to see one in person

How thick is it compared to the hero?
[Epic 4G General] awrnsmn:
No 2.2 for flash support. That's it so far.
[Epic 4G General] ipaq3115:
Only thing is no android 2.2 yet... but that's coming soon enough.

Same thickness as the Hero... touchwiz is lame but that's an easy fix.

This thing is fast!!
[Epic 4G General] ravizzle:
Yea not too thick, wider and longer than hero of course. Go to sprint and try it in person check it out and evo and see what suits u best.

Sent from my Epic 4G
[Epic 4G General] jirafabo:
Hero and Evo are TOO thing. I felt like I needed a case on them to handle them with one hand. Thought the Epic might be too thick, but it seems just right. May run mine naked.

Only gripe I have so far (just picked mine up today) is the stupid smiley face button the keyboard. Can't wait for a dev to be able to change the input for that key to an '@'
[Epic 4G General] Mistamike17:
Complaints so far:

-Can't move that stupid messaging app icon off the bottom row on the home screen

-Not sure how I feel about pressing the power button to turn on the screen

-Slider is a little light on initial force making it feel like it's going to open with 1 handed operation

-Battery life (think using OCWidget might fix this with underclocking the processor with the screen off)

-Drag up to unlock? Come on. That's just mean.

-Forgot how much bloatware is on these things from Sprint

My main thing I love is the screen. The wife is pissed that I upgraded before she was eligible to upgrade with me so I converted her Hero to CM6 and in the process switched back to the Epic. The difference in hugely retarded.

Also, have you all found the panoramic picture mode that automatically stitches your photos together? It's... epic.
[Epic 4G General] styckx:
I was blown away how near flawless that feature actually worked on the camera. They practically make it stupid proof and the pictures it creates are near perfect.
[Epic 4G General] shabbypenguin:
yea i was confused when i first had the phone and was in the bathroom playing with it, and so i took a panoramic shot of my bathroom