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[Captivate General] smeltn:
MobileAP works fantastic for me. I have had my iPad tethered to it all day today.

I have even unplugged my work computer and used the USB tethering to see if it works and it worked great.

ONLY thing I am missing is an icon on my homescreen for it now. I could create one with Launcher Pro in 2.1, but in 2.2 I can not seem to find it to create a shortcut for it.
[Captivate General] shaxs:
Buy Extended Controls. Allows you tether and mobile AP as clickable buttons.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Brutus2TheMax:
Somebody wanna incorporate the icons from his iphone theme to a flashable zip for the MIUI rom??

EDIT: Should probably link the theme hahahaah

http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&q=inset+hd#/d2xv8ja
[Vibrant General] TheSVdeal:
I have had this Samsung Vibrant for a couple months. I have a good number of apps and did the one click lag fix sometime ago. Recently, I had experienced a bunch of force closes and overall bugginess. My Pure Calendar widget stopped loading. I emailed the developer. He had me send him the change log and responded to me that my phone had a bunch of problems.

He said that I should have wiped the phone before the lag fix. And that he can't help me until i wipe it.

Here's where I need help. . .How do wipe the phone but back it up in a way where I can get all of my apps and settings back?

Can you give me a step-by-step in "newbie language"?

After I wipe it, i will use the lag-fix and then restore the settings and apps, if that's the way I should do it (once again, what do you think?).

Sorry if I broke any forum rules or ettiquite. If I did, it was unintentional. I just need the help. Thanks in advance!
[Vibrant General] snowdogging:
Generally the first step is to uninstall the lag fix. That may actually fix your problem since the earlier lag fixes were prone to degradation over time. I don't know which lag fix you installed and uninstalling it will take some research on your part.

After uninstalling the lag fix I would try flashing one of the newer roms that fix a lot of bugs and do not need a lagfix. Again, that will take some research on your part. Check out the bible in the development section.
[Vibrant General] TheSVdeal:
Thanks for the reply, snowdogging.

I did uninstall it (v1). There is an option on the app that I used.

All I want to do is back-up, wipe, get back to original condition, and then restore my apps and settings.
[Vibrant General] snowdogging:
It is not that hard to do with android but you can expect to lose some information. What I usually do is do a Titanium Backup of all my user applications. I then use SMS Backup+ to dump all of my text messages to Gmail. I am rooted so I use SU Explorer to make sure that all of my pictures and other important data is moved to my external SD card.

And then cross my fingers and use Odin to flash the latest rom that I think is worthwhile.

After a successful flash I do all of the first paragraph in reverse to restore my stuff. It is time consuming. As an example, the first time while learning took about 5 hours, while now I can probably do it in one.

Just make sure you can get into download mode while at the powered off green battery indicator BEFORE using ODIN and you should be OK to experiment. I have crashed ODIN and a bunch of other stupid stuff and am still on my original vibrant.
[Android Software Development] marcmarshall:
Hi all,

I just had a little problem with my CW recovery not finding /cache/update.zip and not working properly. Doing some searching I came up with warnings about people getting bricked by using ROM Manager. Some are recommending not using RM

I also read a post that I did not understand saying that ROM Manager installs "fake" versions of CW recovery.

I reflashed CW in ROM Manager to fix the problem I had. I see I have an update.zip on the root of my sd card. I'm wondering if this is necessary for my system now and I'm hesitant to delete it.

I'm more afraid of getting bricked!

BTW- hope I'm posting in the right forum!

I also see that i cannot delete ROM Manager. Even Titanium can't delete it. Gives error saying it cannot find apk. I know it can be deleted manually.

So what's the verdict here? :confused:
[Android Software Development] Colomonster:
ROMmanager has been broken on my incredible too ever since the new string of updates. You can install everything manually after it gives you the error. it is a pain in the butt, but i like to flash everything manually anyways... i suggest getting a file manager like ASTRO and after downloading from rom manager, moving the files from Clockwork/Downloads to your root, then going into recovery using quickboot... this has given me he best results when i do not have my pooter present, and i want to mess around. there are many others that are having a problem with RM on their dinc's as well. (i am guessing you are on a Dinc by your sig and problem)

you are not alone. Deleting the update.zip wont hurt. neither will keeping it until you need to install another updae.zip. wish i could help fix it, but manual install is he best i have found. i think you can dig through your SD in CWM also without ASTRO...
[Android Software Development] R1lover:
Honestly, most issues are user error, I have never had an issue with rom manager, both on my droid and incredible.

the updae.zip can be removed also.

and rom manager can't brick your phone, but installing bad files or roms with it can.
[Android Software Development] marcmarshall:
Well I didn't do anything except hit "backup current rom" in RM. Never had a recovery problem before that and I have used recovery a lot.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=8450800

http://androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/187837-rom-manager-problem.html#post1696863

http://androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/187412-what-did-i-do-wrong.html

http://androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/139689-rom-manager-problem.html

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=745547

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-hacks/64061-rom-manager-clockwork-recovery-problem.html
[Android Software Development] Koush:
ROM Manager can't brick your phone. Unrevoked delivers a permanent recovery mechanism, while updates comes as fakeflashes, which are completely temporary.
[Android Software Development] marcmarshall:
Koush! The man himself. I'm honored. No intention of ragging on your good work. I had read a post yesterday regarding what you are are saying now. ROM manager can't mess with the recovery flashed with unrevoked.

I did have that weird problem. Used RM to initiate a rom backup. Then wanted install some extra. Was getting error message in recovery "can't find /cache/update.zip . Also was getting what I think was the old recovery screen with the triangle and exclamation point. Get remember the sequence of what happened when. Finally I used RM to re-flash the clockwork mod and that fixed it.

Then read some scary "brick" posts regarding RM. Made me leery.

Anyway, thanks for checking in on my post. I am now going directly to purchase the premium version of Rom Manager so I can have more fun while sitting around at work!

Best..........mm
[Captivate General] ebstauffer:
I've read most of the myriad of threads regarding the JH7 OTA update. Like many others (rooted / no sideload / no lag fix / crappy gps / bloat removed) I have been stuck in the "notified,attempted to update, failed at some random per cent on the white screen" repeat loop.

The question I have is: should I care?

I dont plan on editing office docs on my phone, my GPS seems to have improved. Other than the really ****ty lag on the phone (which I just havent taken time to read / fix) I'm reasonably pleased w/ the phone.

Sure there are times when an app from the marketplace doesnt seem to install correctly or something else doesnt work optimally but generally, it's a great phone.

Additionally, I haven't seem a explicit way to (sha1 checksum of some file or another?) determine that I didn't get the update.

So... should I try to determine if the update is on the phone and the whatever .conf file didnt get updated to tell AT&T to stop bugging me or should I jsut leave it be.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Circazero:
Anyone know how or where to unlock the new G2? I want to use it with ATT LOL

Is there a method or a website I can get the unlock code?

Thanks!

Ps. I had the samsung captivate but the gps and lag on that thing made me return it. That's why I bought the G2.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Superfrag:
You do realize that it won't work on ATT's 3G ; only EDGE?

Also, you might want to wait for the NA version of the Desire Z going to Canada ; you might pick up one of those since they have the 850Mhz band used for ATT's 3G.

About the unlock, you will have to wait for the phone to officially launch all over, and then unlock codes should pop up soon on eBay and other such sites.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Circazero:
Yes I'm aware that it will only work on edge.

The disire z is running sense which I don't want. I want as much stock android 2.2 on the phone. Besides the discontinued nexus one, this is my only choice.

Thanks for your reply. :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] rp1783:
Or.....if you're an existing T-mobile customer you can call them and request the unlock code.....That always seems to be the easiest way.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Superfrag:
Yup, if you've bought it from them, and have been a customer for quite a while, just tell them that you need the unlock code since you travel a lot, and they should give it to you.

I see your point about being totally stock, however, some users have flashed the G2 ROM on the Desire Z with no hiccups, and thus getting Stock Android.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Circazero:
would you guys say that t-mobile can give me the unlock code even if did not buy the phone from them? lets say i bought it at best buy. i do have t-mobile account for my brother. but i bought the g2 full price from best buy.
[G2 and Desire Z General] rp1783:
As long as you have an account they should do it.
[G2 and Desire Z General] funkadesi:
have your brother call them and tell CS that he bought the G2 and is planning an international trip and wants the unlock code. Simple :cool:
[G2 and Desire Z General] minotauri:
you should buy a desire z and flash a vanilla ROM on it so you'll get 3G support. Why get a super nice smart phone and only use EDGE?
[G2 and Desire Z General] magnafides:
You don't even need to say that. Just say you want it unlocked--you just need 40 days of active service. Check T-Mobile's SIM Unlock policy, it's the first hit on Google for "T-Mobile SIM Unlock".
[G2 and Desire Z General] Circazero:
Well my brother has had his account for over 5 years already. Well try calling and ask

For the unlock code because I "am leaving the country for travel" lol
[G2 and Desire Z General] xile6:
i tell them this all the time :P you will have to wait about a wk for your unlock code it will be sent you via email from htc
[G2 and Desire Z General] Circazero:
Once they give you the unlock code The phone will be unlocke for ever? I should save the Code somewhere right?
[G2 and Desire Z General] xile6:
Once its unlocked its unlocked . I always get mines done via tmobile live chat because u dont get all that chit chat just and ok all put that order n for u an ur have the code in 1-7days.

Also note to enter the code u must put a non tmobile sim n the phone then it will ask for unlock code. Thats how they all have worked but I havent unlocked my g2 yet tho
[G2 and Desire Z General] Circazero:
What do they ask for exactly?

Do they charge u for the unlock code?
[G2 and Desire Z General] tekkaman_01:
stupid question but....

I don't get signal in my new house, but my friends on verison and att do. If I unlock my sim, does that mean I can use those towers when i don't have signal, or does that just mean I could switch my carrier and keep my phone? I had a rooted G1 and when I traveled to my mom's house who's town did not have t-mobile yet, I was able to use thier local carriers signal, I didn't know if everyone could do that, or if it was because my phone was rooted or what. anywho, sorry for rambling, but if someone could kindly make me less stupid be answering my question...
[G2 and Desire Z General] Circazero:
when we say "Unlock" we mean that you can put any simcard and the phone will pick up signal depending on the carrier.

if there are no towers near you, if you have roaming enabled, your phone will roam using other towers but they may charge you for that as far as i know.
[G2 and Desire Z General] nricci:
Just called Tmobile to unlock

They said I could, that they would give me the code, but that the G2 is still not in their system, so they can't request unlock codes for this phone.

They asked me to call again in a few days.

Does that make sense?
[G2 and Desire Z General] xile6:
U call/live chat. I say hi I will like to get the unlick code for my phone as I will be going out if the counrty for vacation, and would like to use my phone.

They normally say let me check our acc. Then they say they will put the order n. They need your phone # and last 4 ss#
[G2 and Desire Z General] -FuRBz-:
im planning on calling tmo tomorrow since thats when the g2 will officially be in their system :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] VValdo:
Hmm. I don't remember having to have a foreign SIM, but you're right. For my g1, they sent me my IMEA (unique id # for the phone) as well as the unlock code. Then these instructions:

Luckily I have an extra foreign SIM card standing by. Also-- any discussion of foreign SIM cards should probably mention that many foreign prepaid SIM cards have their own PINs. That is, a PIN to unlock the FOREIGN SIM. You may need to enter this PIN every time you power on the phone-- unless you know to permanently unlock the SIM, which can be done in Settings->Location & Security -> Set Up SIM card lock -> uncheck "Lock SIM card" & then enter the PIN to permanently unlock the card.

BTW-- the fact that T-Mobile unlocks your phone for use overseas is one of the many reasons they're

so much bette

r than other US carriers. Not ever having waited more than 4 minutes for customer service is another.

W
[G2 and Desire Z General] VValdo:
Hey just for fun, can someone with a G2 verify that dialing *#06# will give you your IMEI (the same # that's inside when you pull the battery-- blurred out here.)
[G2 and Desire Z General] joackie27:
Yup you'll get the IMEI when you dial that code.
[G2 and Desire Z General] k0shi:
i called tmo today and put in my request she said because it wasnt in the system she just put in the request and i should receive it within 72 hours. lol
[G2 and Desire Z General] k0shi:
Wow update just got my unlock code email from tmobile today yayyyyyy (=
[G2 and Desire Z General] StanSimmons:
I used T-Mobile support chat last night to request the unlock code for my G2.

I got the email with my unlock code less than 12 hours later. :eek:

ymmv
[G2 and Desire Z General] nricci:
Tmobile is weird.

I'm on the phone with customer service.

They are saying they can not generate unlock codes for the g2 yet.
[G2 and Desire Z General] fredfb:
Hi,

i was wondering if i could buy this phone without having a contract with t-mobile (like on prepaid or something), and then unlock to use in another country?

Any ideas??
[G2 and Desire Z General] k0shi:
ok so i finally put in the unlock code and everything then it says unlocking was a success reboot immediately then when you press ok it freezes! anyone else has this problem?

**update: the first couple times i did it i did it with keyboard closed and in portrait mode. This last time i tried i opened the keyboard and did it and now its unlocked! (:
[Vibrant General] kelkee:
Im new to the vibrant world. How are you guys transferring movies to your phone and what programs are you using to do so? Do you have to convert them first? help a newbie out....Thanks
[Vibrant General] ipugh:
Handbrake is the answer. :)

http://handbrake.fr/
[Vibrant General] IDtheTarget:
I got tired of re-ripping my DVD's every time I got a new portable player (iPhone, Vibrant, etc).

So what I did was I purchased a 1TB Western Digital My Passport hard drive (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Western...lack/9522322.p?id=1218118265681&skuId=9522322) and am using DVDFab7 (http://www.dvdfab.com/hd-decrypter.htm) to rip the DVD in raw format to the drive.

Now I have a portable HD with a bunch of movies in raw, but unencrypted, format. (Note that these are all DVD's for which I've paid. I wouldn't recommend that you do this for any movie that you haven't purchased.)

To convert from raw DVD format to the format that I happen to be using at the time (which right now is mp4 for my Vibrant), I boot into Ubuntu Linux and do a command-line conversion using handbrake (http://handbrake.fr/). The beauty of doing things this way is that I can set up a shell script to convert all of my movies from raw format to whatever other format I'm using, all unattended. and the next time I have a new device, I can do the same thing without having to start the DVD Swap Dance again...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgo564:
Not really sure what Remote SIM mode is or what it's for, but it popped up on my phone after i disabled BT and now it wont go away, adding another BT icon in the top bar and also added "Remote SIM mode" with the sub-title "Bluetooth is connected with null" in the Ongoing section. I'm running JI6 + OCLF.

When I click it, box pops up asking if I want to deactive it. Pressing yes or no doesn't seem to have any affect and the icon remains. Does anyone know how I can get rid of this?

Thanks in advance for any help,
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mobius911:
Got that too. Definitely appears to be a bug. To remove the notification, turn on BT in the notification window, then turn it off again.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgo564:
Hmm... That's funny. I tried doing that several times and it would not go away, but I just did it again and it worked!!!

Wow, that was annoying haha.

Thanks again for the reply!
[Captivate General] jojorios:
I'm running Cog 2.2 at the moment and I noticed something that's beginning to get really annoying. I usually have Meebo running during the day and now it looks like i keep getting disconnected after a while of inactivity. But I don't even get the disconnected message. I just go to meebo and it's already signed off. This also happened in I897UCJI6 before I tried Cog 2.2 so I'm assuming it's some type of Froyo issue. Has anyone had this happen or found a way to stop it from happening?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swamp goblin:
Could somebody make an icon in the status bar for connected headphones? its one of the things that shoulda been included but its not, so any help would be appreciated.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Julies Brnz G1:
I spoke with T-Mobile and HTC both say there is not an LED notification. The only way u will see a missed call is if you catching at that time. the track pad lights up 3 times very slowly and that's it. : ( Who designes a fon with no led notification???

has anyone else figured out how to access the led notification or track pad to keep notifying of a missed call, txt, email?

thx for your time in advance~

Julie
[G2 and Desire Z General] stian230:
do not think it takes a long time before you can select the color and blinking speed on the htc z ;)
[G2 and Desire Z General] mrvanx:
Take a peek at this thread (G2): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=797867

Looks like it is underway :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] gtrab:
yay I was just gonna send you to the "HTC Vision G2" forum instead of the "HTC Vision D-Z" forum

mrvanx already did

:rolleyes:
[General Questions and Answers] mareksal:
I have an HTC touch diamond, and my display is broken (phone is working, and screen also, but it cant sense/ "read" any touch). So i cant calibrate the screen, and because of that i cant do anything, but i really like to get my personal data (contacts, etc. ) from my phone. Are there any solutions to this problem? any software or some way to get back my data via pc?
[Fascinate General] GoogleAndroid:
Whenever I talk, there is a noticeable echo and static. Holding it away from my face, it stops. Why is this? Is this a hardware issue? Should I take back? It is very annoying. I also have major GPS issues. The phone is perfect otherwise :confused:
[Fascinate General] jorisvdende:
What ROM-Radio combo do you use? I think thats your problem. Try searching in the ROM thread. Good luck!
[Fascinate General] hanathan:
Did you successfully install the service update (DH12)? Maybe it's just a placebo effect, but I feel like voice quality improved.

If you're rooted, try the unsigned version that namebrandon posted. Otherwise, wait for the prompt from Verizon on your phone and--this is important--install via 3G, NOT Wifi.
[Fascinate General] GoogleAndroid:
This is the Fascinate, not the Vibrant. We don't have ROMs. I'm only rooted. The baseband ends in D101 which is the recent update.
[Fascinate General] GoogleAndroid:
I got this phone at BB from the Free Phone Friday promo. As soon as it turned on it prompted the D101 update, over 3G.
[Fascinate General] hanathan:
Oh, okay. Yeah, you have the latest build D01 (not what I mistakenly wrote above).

Hrmph, not sure what to tell you. I get some reverb and the overall voice quality is just par for Verizon, but I definitely don't get any static...

Supposedly the voice quality on Motorola's Droid X and Droid 2 are both dreamy, but they have other issues (locked bootloader, froyo update issues). Unfortunately, there isn't really a single Verizon device that does everything perfectly at the moment, so you'll have to compromise. Maybe other folks on here will have something more useful to tell you. Good luck!
[Fascinate General] GoogleAndroid:
I definitely don't wanna switch to a different device. The CPU, GPU, and screen are amazing. This static is just annoying. My Droid definitely had the best call and speaker quality I've ever heard on all ends, and the Incredible comes pretty close.
[Fascinate General] s44:
Sounds like you have a defective handset... Definitely not a typical thing.
[Fascinate General] chopper the dog:
I've had same issue. Seems like certain frequencies cause kazoo effect or ripped speaker sound plus dimly hearing my own voice in the same manor. I've had it 8 days I think I'm gonna exchange it. And per vzw forum *228 did nothing.

in call volume only 50%.

good day.

Off topic: Will they swap the sd during exchange or should I copy stuff to computer?
[Fascinate General] dlongb13:
I have found that holding the phone more horizontally makes this stop compared to holding it more up and down like. Make sense?
[Fascinate General] GoogleAndroid:
Maybe my voice's frequency causes it :eek: I would just copy the SD card to be safe. I think I will return as well.
[Fascinate General] chopper the dog:
I do understand that. I have felt the mic is not padded to the proper db level on this device. But the buzzing sound also occurs while listening to someone else talk on a land line. Never heard it like this on any other device.

Copying now.

good day.
[Fascinate General] GoogleAndroid:
Let's see: I have this issue, the GPS issue, my volume rocker rattles, which is a defect according to another thread, and my power button sticks and doesn't always work(especially when trying to turn the device on.) Return? Oh, and the 4 buttons on the front(especially the home one) have response issues. It is especially hard to pull up the multitask menu without accidentally going to the homescreen because it didn't respond right.