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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splayer7:
I doubt it, but you may want to check. It would be typical of them to keep charging you insurance on a phone you weren't using. They get the info automatically as to what phone you are using. I would check just to be safe.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rodriguez92:
So I would be paying insurance for my old G1 while I'm using the galaxy s even if they have the galaxy s on my account?
[G1 Apps and Games] th1rt3en:
Is there any widgets out there that can do stuff like the TouchFlo slider from WM??

Or if anyones working on something like SENSE from WM.. I know a lot of people like the Android version better, but I think the WM version is good too..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] pravk:
ScreenShot: Here

I used the steps mentioned here to install the fonts.

Both the ttf files are 7zipped and attached in the post.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Prasad:
Thank you! :-) Installing now....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] asicman:
Arre mast yaar! Trying it out now! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Ashwa:
Badluck here. After copying both files and restarting, phone was booted with default font.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] devabhishek:
lai bhari.............. but is that your own screen shot??...

anyways a great news
[Galaxy S I9000 General] BronzedDroid:
Just out of curiosity, in what specific countries is this type of writing used? Is this what we in Norway would call "Arabian" writing?

Sorry if I seem ignorant, but I am eager to learn.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] asicman:
Unfortunately I haven't found the time to install the fonts yet, but I'm also interested if thats his screenshot.

Its a script thats used for a few Indian languages.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jark99:
Punjabi font hega? Im downloading now thank you soo much bhai
[Galaxy S I9000 General] asicman:
I got around to trying it. Here is my input:

It works, but there are a few caveats:

1. Hindi fonts are displayed, but not properly. The font file(s) provided only supports basic devnagri fonts and not "joined" characters. For example it cannot properly display the word हिन्दी, because न and द are joined. Instead, they are separate characters.

2. Latin characters and spaces have become bigger. If you have app names, menu items, calendar items that are more than one line, the the second line gets cut off.

3. Make a backup of your original font files! You will most likely want to revert back because of 1 and 2
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sgsI9003:
I want to read Hindi websites using the browser on my i9003 (different from i9000), will this font change from English language to Hindi completely all the menu text etc?, I don't want that just need the browser ability to render & read Hindi websites.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] chakkal:
I am using Samsung GTI-9003 and whenever i am trying to paste the hindi fonts in to the system> fonts, it is not getting paste...

even i have try to delete the old fonts and try to paste the new,but it is rejecting...any help?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] asicman:
Yea, you can try it. But please note point 3 in my previous post. It does NOT change the regional language. It just gives the phone and programs ability to display devnagri fonts.

Or an easier option since you are only interested in browser capability is to use Opera for Android. Search around on google and you will see how enable devnagri support. But this is only for Opera, and not system wide.

You need to mount the partition in r/w mode. This requires root and an appropriate file manager such as File Expert.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] onlineniranjan:
easy way to read devnagari fonts

I used:

1. mangal.ttf from my windows machin XP/7

2. remaned mangal.ttf to DroidSansFallback.ttf

3. backup /system/fonts/DroidSansFallback.ttf

4. replace DroidSansFallback.ttf with the new DroidSansFallback.ttf (renamed mangal.ttf) using ES file explorer

5. Reboot

Worked on may galaxy i9003
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sgsI9003:
Ranjan,

Thanks for reporting this I will try your method & see if it works, what fw are you using?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] androiderrr:
try indian version of gingerbread DDJV9 released by samsung few days back through kies in india.Hindi fonts are working great
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gcarlbark:
During the next month I will upgrade from a Touch Pro to the Desire HD. I assume that I will use this new phone a lot more when it comes to surfing the web. What are your opinions about the need for firewall and antivirus when it comes to this kind of phone and the android system? Is it needed? If yes, do I need both firewall and antivirus application? What are the best applications out there on android market?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MacaronyMax:
I really doubt you will need a firewall :D or anti virus
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gig11gs:
Dont need them! but good to have them :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avaya112:
I don't use AV

Hi

I don't use AV

10X
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dixi1801:
Download lookout when you get it! Better to be safe than sorry :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lambomanx1:
If you really are worried about it, then just use them anyway, however there is no point whatsoever. If you're getting viruses on your phone, you are doing something you shouldn't be doing anyway.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cementboy:
As with your personal computer, the best antivirus is between your ears. Just be careful - always read the changelog and permissions when installing and updating apps.

If you're particularly paranoid, then you could download Lookout but if you're careful it'll just be an unnecessary waste of CPU cycles and battery usage.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daz555:
No, no need at all.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hassanhassan:
I haven't needed one. At the beginning I thought maybe I should get one, but didn't install it anyway
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reneftw:
I didn't install any and had no problems in 3 months of usage.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cire1980:
I don't think we need an anti-virus for this period of time.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TangoEight:
I have Lookout (Market Link) and ESET Mobile security (Market Link) but just having one of them is overkill. Still, if you really want them it wont hurt to download them.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndriodLover:
No need, they would just help to drain the battery.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimanchec3:
I don't use one.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
Don't bother personally.

Sent from my Cyanogenmod 7 phone.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] becoolboy:
It's true that Linux based system are not prone to virus attack simply because it's just not popular enough. But IMO the time might come soon since more and more these mini warriors are being built and used.

However at this stage, i say your fine without one. Unless you tend to pass on virus infected emails with your phone to a windows based platform. Just something to think about. Personally I say screw apps that would put more load on my already weak battery life.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dissolid:
I got my google acc hacked few times, i dont know if it has something to do with android.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grant Barker:
+1 for sure.

(If you did get a `virus' you could make lots of money selling and documenting your story.)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lrm537:
I installed Lookout more for the location feature than the av features. Just incase some bastard does a runner with my phone.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TomWis97:
Sorry for my bad English. :D

I'm now using the beta version of Norton. I don't know how it reacts to virusses, but I think it works good.

Before Norton I used Lookout. When I installed an app, I got feedback if the app had viruses or not. Now using Norton I do not get this feedback.

I prefer Lookout.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phanikumarpvs:
No need of security unless u r trying to install various apps from unknown sources or those not listed in the official market.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johansenmo:
you can never be 100% sure, but there is no reason to need antivirus under normal circumstances
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mwood4494:
I tried AV software on my Inspire 4G and it crippled performance. Have since removed....
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rohithksaj:
am using F-secure......nice app......
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twiztedvvv:
You can only get virus' from .apk files. Because smart phones, a lot like linux, do not use .exe files. You cannot get virus' off the internet.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lrm537:
And that's exactly what most of us are doing. No?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coolaaron88:
I wanted to ask how people were faring with the Zen Rom Alpha 5? Is anyone experiencing any rebooting of the phone or restarting of the home screen or disconnecting of phone calls or Bluetooth?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trayp:
I flashed it and it did fine for a day then it froze my phone to the point where i had to pull the battery. When I turned my phone back on it got stuck in a boot loop. I had to flash another rom. It was a nice looking rom and I liked the features.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coolaaron88:
Anybody else tried this rom? I really love it but it keeps having issues.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vitalik228:
I was watching a video of the galaxy tab and I really liked the calendar and the contacts apps on the tab, would it be possible to port them to a galaxy s phone?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tanzpol:
I`ll be grate!!! on TAB they looks very nice!
[Epic 4G General] crodgers79:
Hey guys,

Just got my Epic yesterday.. coming from the G1 with lots of experience loading and tweaking ROMs and dealing with same/similar battery issues.

After unpacking the Epic I used it and let it drain down to zero before recharging it; after a full recharge, I loaded up the 7 screens with widgets and ran a live wallpaper (fish). I didn't really use the phone much at all and the phone went from 100% battery down to zero in the span of only four hours!!! Geeze, you've got to be kidding me - four hours battery life?? WTF????!!

Back to the drawing board: I rooted it and ran SetCPU with some power saving profiles. Removed the live wallpaper and went to stock wallpaper. Set display power off at 30 seconds. Note that 4G remains off since there's no 4G in my area..

Couple of questions:

1. Is there any way to toggle 2G/3G like there was on my old G1? I know that was a power saver.

2. I didn't stop to read all the documentation yet (typical male, I know) but is there any way to wake this thing up from sleep mode besides pressing the power button? I can see that power button breaking for as much use as it's getting from me constantly having to wake this thing up!

3. My brightness setting is set to auto - since the display is usually the biggest drain on these things, is there a recommended manual brightness setting (percentage) that seems to work well for you and saves on battery power?

I'm waiting for the Seideo Extended Battery (just like many of you) and am wondering if I should keep the Epic since I'm on the Sprint 30-day Easy Return program.

Appreciate hearing from everyone!

Chris R.
[Epic 4G General] itsmebryan:
I don't have 4G where I am. But, I have a all black wallpaper(uses less power) and unrooted. I easily get about 12-18hr out of my phone wit normal use(text, talk, and surfing the net with skyfire). Only thing that really kills my battery are games(Robo Defense can take over 30min to play one game).
[Epic 4G General] crodgers79:
Thanks for the reply - situation NOT improving

Thanks for the reply.. unfortunately, the situation is not improving...

I tried setting a Sleep Profile using SetCPU that would under-clock the CPU (using the stock kernel) once the screen dimmed and the phone went into Sleep Mode. Unfortunately, as mentioned in another thread here, the result was that the phone froze and required a battery-pull to reset.

I'm really starting to lose my enthusiasm for this device; as beautiful a display and as responsive a CPU/GPU, all of that doesn't mean much if you don't have good power management built into the firmware. At 6PM this evening I pulled it off the charger at 67% charged, it's now 8:35 PM, only 2.5 hours later and I'm down to 22%. I'm in a decent coverage area and get 2-4 bars of 3G strength so I don't think it's an issue of the radio being the culprit; in-fact if you check the battery stats it reports that that lovely Display is accountable for 78% of the battery usage! So I guess we're paying a hefty price for these 4-inch AMOLED displays!

I read somewhere else that the most recent update (DI07) has caused the battery performance to decrease; since my unit is brand-new it immediately went and installed DI07 shortly after the first boot-up so I have nothing to compare it to.. can anyone comment on that?

Thanks!

Chris R.
[Epic 4G General] nimaim:
I'm sure custom ROMs will put performance / battery life on the top of the list but until then, I use JuiceDefender beta and have seen pretty good results with it. It shuts off data whenever the screen is off and since my screen is off a good amount (only use my phone if I need to check email, call, and / or text, which is rare when I'm at work). Other than that, yes, use black wallpaper, lower brightness to the min. in the OS and browser, and don't leave apps that constantly use 3G open (things like ebuddy, pandora, etc.). 3G really destroys battery life so minimal use of 3G data would maximize battery life. Maybe the devs can figure out a way to get at least one full day of battery life on this phone. I'm hoping that is the case.

As to your post, yes, DI07 has resulted in poorer battery life, for whatever reason. I was definitely getting a few hours more with the older firmware. I would not lose hope yet. As disappointed as you are (and all of us are, I can assure you of that), the devs are really starting to push out nice ROMs already, and in a few weeks to a month, I bet we will see some solid battery life. Hell, even 2.2 should yield much better results. Patience :)
[Epic 4G General] crodgers79:
Thanks for the tip!

Thanks for the reply! Also thanks for the tip regarding JuiceDefender! What a great app! will give it some more time and report results back here.

Thanks again!

Chris R.
[Epic 4G General] compujock:
DI07 has hurt my battery life substantially. In fact, my battery drains very close to twice as fast now with the update. I don't understand what they did. My phone certainly doesn't seem any faster, my display is dimmer, and battery life sucks. I'm going to have to go back to DG27 so I can use my phone all day. With DI07 it always dies on me by mid afternoon. With DG27 it was still running by 11pm at night without even a battery low warning.
[Epic 4G General] kennethlongshaw:
juice defender ftw

also, use advanced task killer with low security settings to kill all the background processes. Set the autokill to when the screen turns off. This keeps everything pretty well managed and helps with battery as well
[Epic 4G General] lazydazed:
JUICE DEFENDER BATTERY!!! Saved my phone from flying out of my car window at 10 in the morning........
[Epic 4G General] daddymikey1975:
here is a link to a thread I started.

Sharing my juice defender settings. I also use ultimate juice.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/sprint-epic-4g/133933-sharing-my-juice-defender-settings.html

I can get a day and a half (or slightly longer) out of a single charge.

YMMV.

Hope this helps
[Epic 4G General] InfDaMarvel:
Advanced task killer + Juice Defender. You could also get some custom roms and Kernals that would help boost it.

But that's your best hope. Keep off 4g, wifi, bluetooth, etc.
[Epic 4G General] jimmyz:
Look here- try stopping the DRM service and see if that helps your battery life with D107
[Epic 4G General] badasscat:
Ah, the evils of DRM can strike in unexpected ways...

I wasn't really having a battery problem but I just turned DRM off, so we'll see if battery life improves anyway.

I had a whole long post here that got wiped with the xda disk array failure, so I'll just sum that up here too:

1) Use wi-fi if possible - it REALLY helps

2) 4G does not seem to use the battery any more than 3G, although hunting for 4G does and 4G coverage is not as extensive as 3G even in 4G areas. So it's still best to leave it off if you're moving around.

3) Dim your screen and use a dark, static background. AMOLED screens don't work like LCD's; they use more power the more pixels are lit and the brighter they are.

4) GPS also kills your battery - leave that off unless you need it too.

I think that's it. I get about 18 hours on DI07 (even before trying the DRM thing; maybe I can get to a full day!).

One thing I'm noticing after checking DRM - I've got Google Maps' LocationService popping up about every 10 seconds, and I can't seem to shut it off permanently. (I went into Lattitude and turned that off, not sure what else to do.) That can't be helping... anyone know how to get rid of that?
[Epic 4G General] rsbenedict:
I'm using juice defender and a constant email junkie, but lite use on other aspects of the phone. It goes off charger at 5:30 am and I'm about 67% at around 3p. It then goes in the car charger on the way home. This has much better battery life than the Pre or the Hero as with both I had to turn off email to get it to last throughout the day.

I don't expect these phones to last days, but I expect any phone that I get to last the business day. I've always been one to charge overnight.
[Epic 4G General] InfDaMarvel:
Wifi drains battery more from what I've read.
[Epic 4G General] rsbenedict:
I've heard the opposite that wifi (as long as it's connected) uses up less battery than 3g/4g. Any of them will suck the battery dry if they're searching, so make sure you have a connection to one of them.
[Epic 4G General] bagelicious:
Hi everyone, new to the forum. Just started checking it out when the Epic was released and this is my first post. Anyways, here's my question. My phone's been off the charger for 7 hours and 17 minutes and it is now down to 15%.

Display 79%

Cell standby 7%

Android System 4%

Phone idle 2%

Swype 2%

I've gone into the display settings and I thought I had set everything up optimally. The brightness is always very low. The screen timeout is 15 seconds and the keyboard matches that. I don't know what else I can do to cripple the phone to get the battery to last longer.

I have had wifi on, 4g off, bluetooth off, gps off. Really all I have done this afternoon while watching NFL games is check my yahoo fantasy score, play 2 games of WordFeud, and check twitter and facebook. I purchased Juice Defender a week ago and it has been running all day.

Any suggestions for how I can reduce the drain from the display? My background is a black and white picture of a friend of mine, which I thought would help.

Don't get me wrong, I love this phone. But the battery life I've seen is just terrible. I'd love to buy the extended battery from Seidio whenever its available, at least that would make it last longer even if the settings aren't tweaked.
[Epic 4G General] rsbenedict:
Do you have juice defender installed?
[Epic 4G General] bagelicious:
Yep. Its installed and running now.
[Epic 4G General] badasscat:
There are only two reasons for your display to be using that much battery:

a) it's too bright, or

b) you're using it a lot.

If you're using the phone a lot, your battery's going to run out pretty quick and there's no way around that. If you're using it a "normal" amount, which to me means maybe an hour *total* per day of having the display on, then the other culprit is going to be your brightness. (Some would argue that's less than a normal amount, but think about it... you get a new phone, you're going to play with it for a week or two until you've seen all the cool stuff. But at some point you're going to start putting it away most of the time and just using it when someone calls you, you get a message/email or maybe to play a game or two while waiting for the train.)

Set your brightness *all* the way down, just as a test for a couple days. Make sure all the "power saving" features of the display are turned *off* (auto brightness, and whatever that "picture detection" feature's called, I can't remember). You just want the display as dim as possible all the time, just to see what happens. See what the battery usage says after a day or two of this.

My bet is that you'll see a drop, and then as you get into a more normal usage pattern it'll drop further still. You can raise the brightness a couple ticks then as you learn how to stretch your battery out.

Personally, my display is rarely over 15% or so of my usage. Today it's 29%, but it's a Sunday and I don't have anything better to do but play around on my phone.

btw, it's still the first day I've tried this but that DRM thing might be working. It's almost 9PM and I'm still on like 80% battery, and like I said I have been using the phone off and on throughout the day.
[Epic 4G General] rsbenedict:
That has helped tremendously. I installed it pretty much when I got the phone and I'm able to last the whole work day with 67% left. (10 hour day)
[Epic 4G General] crodgers79:
Overnight results

Hi,

I thought I'd post my results after installing JuiceDefender and stopping the DRM service. My Epic is stock except for it being rooted and the only things I did to save battery was:

1. Turned off: GPS, 4G, Wi-Fi - phone gets a steady 2/3 bars of 3G signal.

2. Installed SetCPU and made Profiles for various battery levels to step-down the CPU as the battery depletes

3. As mentioned above, installed JuiceDefender with default settings and stopped DRM service

I charged the phone to 100% last night and at 5PM removed the charger and just set the phone aside. When I got to work this morning I checked it and at 8AM it showed 48% battery remaining -not great, but not bad either since I run all seven screens full of widgets (news, weather, calendar, music - Slacker, Last.fm, Facebook, Tweetcaster, etc.).

I'm still looking to get the Seideo 3200mAh extended battery when it is released but for now it looks like I may be able to at least get through a business day without it dying on me.

Thanks to all for your comments and suggestions!

Chris R.
[Epic 4G General] leechy:
Does anyone know if you can remove the DRM program? I'm rooted and already removed Media Hub.

Thanks!
[Epic 4G General] mykenyc:
Was about to make another thread about this but, is there anyway to delete DRM it's pointless if i have no interest in MediaHub.
[Epic 4G General] bomix:
I did use juice defender but I personally didn't like some things about it.

I just use switch pro widget to toggle on/off 3g, I have notice a huge difference in battery life. When i need data, i just turn it on. yeah it's a few more steps then JD, but i like the control.
[Epic 4G General] ImSoHungry:
I used root manager to remove both the MediaHub.apk and the DRM.apk
[Epic 4G General] thomasskull666:
Removing DRM and MediaHub is a pretty significant battery life helper. If you use MediaHub then I would suggest you don't do this, as it may cause problems with it. Follow these instructions here.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] navrozkaredia:
hello friends,

please help which ROM is best for htc touch diamond, i am new so i dont have any idea about ROM.. if possible so post link ...