yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Vibrant General] Minker17:
I'm not talking about the image of the signal, I'm talking about the actual signal. My Vibrant seems to be getting horrible reception in places that I normally get great reception. Is there a new radio or a setting somewhere that I can change? I'm getting almost no signal with 3g on, but decent signal with it off.

Thanks in advance.
[Vibrant General] lralexl:
Flash the JI6 radio, i get flawless reception inside buildings etc.
[Vibrant General] Minker17:
Is there a simple way to do this? Without ODIN?
[Vibrant General] ram130:
Someone needs to explain the difference between 3g and edge.
[Vibrant General] Minker17:
I know that shouldn't make a difference, I'm just saying.
[Vibrant General] ram130:
Yes it will. T-Mobile's edge network is stronger than their 3g network. They basically have two different networks.. unlike ATT.
[Vibrant General] 12paq:
Is the new J16 radio been packaged to a zip alone?
[Vibrant General] TheShadowMan:
I would also like to see the JI6 modem packaged in a standalone update zip file. I'd love the update without installing a new buggy rom and I don't trust Odin, already bricked me once.
[Vibrant General] kangxi:
Bionix 1.5 comes with the JI6 modem and it is not buggy at all. It is very close to stock with minor tweaks for performance. I suggest you use that. I've been using it without flaw.
[Vibrant General] SE7EN-:
If people flash that rom or any other rom for that matter won't they still need to odin back to stock to receive updates and 2.2 when it arrives? I myself prefer not to mess with odin either after reading some of the issues on here. Its one of the reasons why I have not flashed any roms and probably won't.
[Vibrant General] All~G1:
1. Ppl who have rooted will Most likely have a 2.2 update with dev sprinkles the first few hours after they get the source which someone will dump after getting the OTA or maybe sammy will be nice enough to make it available upon the OTA release.

2. ODIN does more good then harm. It is the only thing that can bring you back from a brick. As long as you read enough & understand what you are doing before being flash happy then you will see how great the development is & you will enjoy its benefits.
[Vibrant General] masterotaku:
+1 for the JI6 modem!

And yeah it's sort of a given that you will likely have to flash back to JFD to be recognized for an OTA...

Just keep in mind HOW OTA's work. They're generally pushed out in batches of phones rather than all at once. All at once would just be unmanageable. On balance those of us who do routinely use Odin will be able to get the version pushed via OTA quicker than most...primarily because we're an impatient lot. ;)

Even as simple as it is on the Galaxy S phones to do (given you do your homework of course) experimenting with firmwares isn't for everybody...
[Vibrant General] TheShadowMan:
Tell that to my hardware disabled Vibrant that had to get exchanged out because it couldn't be unbricked. Not taking that risk again on a hardware locked Vibrant.

As for Bionix 1.5, I'm using 1.4 but if I understand correctly the BT issue won't be corrected until 1.6.
[Vibrant General] ram130:
For some reason with the J16...I'm getting more bars in NYC Subway systems.. :D I can talk even longer before it cuts off...I know ppl are jealous lol
[Android Apps and Games] oka1:
I've noticed as jargon changes some of the less adept to the inner workings of their phone may need a reference for these terms. Maybe the Mod already has a reference page but the search did not produce it. Anyway, maybe if everyone adds their terms here Ill collate and repost so it will make it easier for the MOD and XDA. Below is a previous post with some additional added to it.....

Terminology:

Manila: The standard HTC interface with the big digital clock and tabs. The HD2 comes with Manila 2.5 (= HTC Sense)

ROM: Read Only Memory, but for our purposes usually means the operating system itself, which can be written to the ROM of the device. Originally rom had a piece of black plastic over a small window in the center of the rom chip. You would "peel back the tape and flash a light on it. This would erase the rom and you could update it by reprogramming the room... ERGO "Flashing the ROM". Now this is done through software only and cooked ROMs are customed Flashed roms...same thing.

Radio: Usually refers to the part of the OS controlling radio functions, which are the phone signal receiver, Bluetooth and WiFi. This also contains the GPS drivers.

Cooked: A ROM that has been modified by a ROM 'chef' to make it either more up to date, more functional, or to give more available memory. Some better than others, and all technically void your warranty.

Bricked: A 'cooked' ROM needs to have the boot sectors of the device modified to allow the ROM to be installed. If this hasn't been done, the the device can get stuck in the middle of the update, hence the term 'bricked': it becomes basically an unusable brick. There can be ways out of it, but sometimes it's terminal.

Flash: The process of updating the physical ROM with a new ROM OS image

SSPL/HSPL/SPL: The SPL is like the BIOS of a PC. Stock SPLs don't allow updates other than from the manufacturer or the phone operator. SSPL (SoftSPL) is a temporary software fix that allows the ROM to be updated and HSPL (HardSPL) is a permanent fix that protects from bad ROM flashes.

RRU/NBH: RUU stands for ROM Update Utility and it is the PC executed process to update a ROM. It has a few steps such as checking versions, battery status then putting the device into a mode to allow the ROM update (Bootloader mode) then doing the actual update. The NBH file is the actual ROM file itself that overwrites the ROM. It is possible to copy the NBH file to a storage card and rename it, then do the update without connecting to a PC.

RAM. Random access memory. This is usually refers to the temp ram in the phone. BTW the flash drive or SD card essentially is a ram chip that has some additional features to allow longer time storage of information... so when you remove power from it is still keeps the information intact on the SD card.

Add more as there is much more jargon out there. Thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] damir-bosna:
in 2m6.5 i use the 3 column version, but there is just too much spave between the icons. which value do i need to change in the .cpr file to get the icons closer?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skunkape:
anybody have it for 2.2 or know where to find it

i need to un-root.

Thanks :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sporkman:
Really .... really

From the Fade
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Noxious Ninja:
@skunkape: Things like this should go in Q&A, not dev.

But anyway, here: http://www.shipped-roms.com/shipped/Supersonic/. Note that there doesn't seem to be a 3.29 RUU yet.
[Android Themes] Mattjdnv:
Hi,

After seeing all of the nifty things people are doing with Desktop Visualizer (Win 7 etc) I thought I'd give it a go.

Using the latest version from the Android Market (1.04), I find that my phone slows _way_ down. Having nice big icons doesn't seem to be worth the performance hit.

Has anyone else noticed this?

Phone details:

Droid 1 (rooted)

Cyanogen 6.0.0 ROM

Slayher_7x1000LV_v1.6 kernel

Compcache enabled

SetCpu: max 1000, Interactive governor

Watermark'D v3.4 theme

LauncherPro v0.8.0.0

Solid color wallpaper - not live

Matt
[Android Themes] zHk3R:
LauncherPro slows your phone down, not DV.

Try removing the LPP widgets if you have them.

Desktop Visualizer makes no impact on my phones speed.
[Android Themes] Mattjdnv:
Hmmmm, interesting idea. I'm not using any of the Launcher Pro widgets and I'll give ADW a go to see if the slowdown still occurs.

Matt
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockky:
Its on stock (rooted) kernel. I uninstalled the superuser app titanium and root explorer.

thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Success100:
Most techs won't have a clue that your phone is rooted. If your that concerned with it then unroot...the instructions are in the development section. I work in a corporate repair store for Sprint and none of our techs even knew what root was until I showed them all the things I did to mine

sent from my DAMN EVO!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockky:
Wow thats unbelievable....youd think they know phones...plus theyre tech y theyd be fully aware. Cool.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] igotsthemagicinme:
when i got my screen replaced the guy brought my phone out and said "i prefer fresh over damage" i was so abashed i couldnt even respond lmao
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Success100:
lol, right
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cor4twenty:
i haven't seen a tech down here that knows how to check for it besides me of course haha
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m4rk0358:
With launcher pro plus you can just hide these apps from the app drawer.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gangsterholla179:
Lmao, that has to be the best tech in that store
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uniquenameevo:
Last one that saw my phone wanted to know how to do it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badnews640:
There was one time when I had the htc touch, they repaired the screen and said "omg lolz how did you get android technology on there".

I had win 6.5 and 2.0 running from my storage card.

Sent from my Htc Evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ninjei:
Anybody that reads this forum regularly will probably know more than the techs. At least in my area, they tend to just troubleshoot before they reach for the phone replacement form.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] om4:
when i took my touch pro the tech asked about how i got android running, i told him that its been really dumbed down to just downloading a few files to the root of the sd and then using haret to launch them, he looked a me and says i have to root?? is that like a jailbreak because i have that program, when i told him no just run it off the sd his response was aww i just blew a wad of cash on an iphone and the return policy just expired, literally turned to his co-workers and says does anyone want to trade winmo for iphone
[Hero, G2 Touch General] AloushA:
Hey guys!

so my mum gave me her Htc hero yesterday

I wiped it and then I got informed of a software update so I did it now when I try and download an app its stuck on Starting Download

This never happened when my mum had it.

I have look on the internet and tried all the options.

What else could I do?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] btdag:
Reboot it.

I assume you're using the official version. How long does it get stuck for?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] AloushA:
I have trying rebooting it

Yeah I am using the official version. and it just wont start I have been trying for days

Would maybe using one of the versions of android on the forum would sort it out
[Hero, G2 Touch General] boobloo:
I've had the same issue before, just check if you are able to connect to the GTalk server, ie fire up the Google Talk IM app. If you can't connect, your Market hasn't got a chance.

My advice here would be to reset the phone & log into your Google account.

I had this issue when I changed my googlemail.co.uk address to GMail.com, & another time when I added more then 1 Googlemail account to the phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] bqwd36:
i found a way to root i909

download the rar

unrar and run the start_root.bat

because i909 hasn't the xbin i have change xbin to bin in the com.sh

before u root ,u must install the samsung usb driver

and change to the debug model

View attachment 413221
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
you should be able to use update.zip from the i9000

and edit it to include i909 and then root the phone

example

assert(getprop("ro.product.device") == "GT-I5800" ||
getprop("ro.build.product") == "GT-I5800" ||
getprop("ro.product.device") == "GT-I9000" ||
getprop("ro.build.product") == "GT-I9000" ||
[COLOR="Red"] getprop("ro.product.device") == "GT-I9000M" ||
getprop("ro.build.product") == "GT-I9000M" ||[/COLOR]
getprop("ro.product.device") == "SGH-T959" ||
getprop("ro.build.product") == "SGH-T959"
);

change the update.zip to include the I909 or whatever it's the full code name
[Galaxy S I9000 General] bqwd36:
i have root my i909 by this way
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Cezlec_06:
Hi Guys, up for this. Can you please further elaborate and explain how to do this?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] itsraining2008:
KIS 2011 warning that file as Trojan virus :(

What should I do :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Xiamen:
Rooted Samsung SCH-i909

After countless of hours, I finally rooted my Samsung Galaxy S SCH-I909 (yes, that dual-sim CDMA/GSM phone from China) using SuperOneClick. My I909 was upgraded to Froyo.EC04 (firmware 2.2.1) via Samsung Kies from stock. Then I tried various methods with no luck until I gave it a final shot using SuperOneClick. Now I would find a way to backup my system before going further. Good luck and happy rooting. :)
[Legend Android Development] FnaghEntertainment:
Hey Xda Friends! ;D

Just saw the keynote of the new HTC Sense HD, and thought..

Could it be possible to port it to the Legend?

Well.. Not in full HD, but.. with skins and stuff! :D
[Legend Android Development] TheGrammarFreak:
Unlikely, you'd have to know the the entire system inside-out to work it out.
[Legend Android Development] FnaghEntertainment:
Oh well.. ;D

Hmm.. Ok :)

Thanks for your answer :D
[Legend Android Development] TheGrammarFreak:
It might happen, I and really hope it does. But I don't have the skills to do it (yet), and I doubt anyone who does is interested.
[Legend Android Development] c_man:
The new sense would be great just for this feature:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=785996

Or even if that single feature could be ported across :D
[Legend Android Development] BlaY0:
Why do you need notification area for recent apps? Press and hold Home button and you'll get recent apps...
[Legend Android Development] c_man:
Primarily because of this: 4 front buttons - build quality?
[Legend Android Development] speedyink:
suit yourself..I've had my phone for months and my buttons are fine.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] jason4656:
i have a query if anyone can help

in FV 1.5 if you get a call from a number on the standard dialer, you can select, hold down your finger and a menu will appear, you have the option to blacklist numbers, this is the best blacklist ive found for blocking calls because it doesnt let your phone light up, ring or anything when this person calls you again.

However i I cant find anyway of removing the blacklisted items, or showing blackisted numbers or anything

anyone any ideas?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] jason4656:
anyone got any ideas?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] pulser_g2:
Easy :)

Menu, settings, call settings, blacklist (about half way down)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] jason4656:
good man thank you very much :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] homes315:
I also need some help with apktool. I'm trying to get into changing xml files on my Droid X. I've been able to successfully use the tool to decode apk files but i've heard that you can use it to decode xml files. Every time I try to do that though I get an error.

Included is a capture of the code I type in and the erros i'm getting with the xml file. I am trying to manipulate the simple eri.xml file that Verizon uses.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Brut.all:
@adam-c

Could you upload original apk and zipped dir with decoded app? What is in these drawable-mdpi/status_bar_header_background.9.png, etc. files in decoded app? Are there both status_bar_header_background.9.png and status_bar_header_background.png (without ".9") files, but first one is empty or what?

@homes315

For now you can't decode single xml file - decode whole apk instead.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] HypnoticGuy:
I have been searching for two days, and have tried everything I could find to figure this out, to no avail.

Could someone please help me get the apktool working on my computer?

when I enter apktool I get:

Error occurred during initialization of VM

java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError: java/lang/object

From what I can tell I have my CLASSPATH and PATH set up correctly.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

BTW, I am running Windows 7 64bit
[Vibrant General] ProximaC:
The first issue I found was trying to set the Auto Brightness off. It would force close every time I touched the Brightness menu. My gallery app was hanging on load 1 out of 3 times and my GPS slowly started to get worse and worse. I went to the mountains Saturday, and while sitting on top of a ridge at 4000 feet, no trees around me and not a cloud in the sky I could only lock 7 out of 11 sats with an accuracy of 75ish feet.

JI5 worked wonderfully for me for about 2 days. After that the GPS started going wonky and the phone started to display signs of slowness doing everything from looking at pictures to swiping screens back and forth.

JI5 fixes a lot of issues, like being able to set your own calendar notification, but I understand why they yanked it. It would seem they're not all that close to a real release yet.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Corriewf:
When I first flashed stock 2.2 the media hub was working. I was able to preview movies and rent them via samsung. I flashed cognition and installed the apk from his bloatware pack and no dice. Its back to not working anymore. I assume that media hub version on 2.2 is different than 2.1. Does anyone have the apk for media hub from froyo?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] designgears:
http://www.ponack.net/designgears/removed-apps-froyo/
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coldbeverage:
Videos still won't work on Media Hub on captivate. The Vibrant folks got an OTA update to assist with DRMd content. We need that, methinks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Corriewf:
It was working fine on stock 2.2 that DG posted. I have to say, I was blown the......wait for it.....freaking awesome!!!!

DG are these new from 2.2?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Corriewf:
Just tried the apk DG tested and my god YOU are the man!! Media Hub is back in action. I have to say Samsung did an awesome job with it. Imo better than itunes.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] designgears:
Interesting, I will have to check it out :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Corriewf:
The HD video content is amazing on the captivate screen. It actually made me want to pay their high prices.....:p So far, I have to say the content is surprisingly there in volume. :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flashman2002:
What is different from the Media hub app in Froyo? Or is this the same and people are putting this on Eclair?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coldbeverage:
You mean, you guys got it to work after downloading a video? It works only for trailers for me.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Corriewf:
Have not actually purchased a movie yet. I didnt realize it quit working after that.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dani897:
edit: had the same problem at first, worked for trailers, downloaded fine, didn't play movie.

then I thought what off this is an attempt by att to sell the data plan? I turned off wifi and on edge it acquired the license. confirmed playing movies
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Corriewf:
Wonder why it would need to authenticate?......sometimes I hate AT&T.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dani897:
well the license is definitely a samsung thing and has to do with weather you rent or buy the movie so it can be deactivated after 24 when you rent it. I don't know of a reason to only allow the license over cellular, other than to maybe verify with att that you are using a galaxy s device and haven't ported the apk over to another device. or maybe att gets a piece of the pie, and using there network helps them tally it all up.

also you know how att likes to tell you if you use x feature on a phone you purchase we want to add this to your bill. for instance att has data plans that allow tethering that are very expensive, if don't know if they force these plans on phones that support tethering, as far as I know you can't buy such a phone from att. also if you have a smart phone you cant exclude data from your plan unless you have never bought a smartphone from att and you buy the phone outright and make sure smartphone exclusion is on you're plan. just like the unlimited data plan once you get rid of smartphone exclusion you can't get it back as fast as I know, and the network detects the device you are using.

just there way of saying if you want the service you gotta pay us even if we have nothing to do with the service I are getting. its not right but that's what they can do if you sign a contract.

we won't know if its att specific unless we go over to another forum and see what the epic guy are talking about.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fat_atkison:
Hmm, why wont media hub work for me? All stock, just rooted and when i try to open it it just says "no update now, try again later". Any ideas?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drelmarley:
link from post 2 broken....can anyone repost?! thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bschofield01:
After downloading with wifi on, turn it off to aquire licenseing, then it will play with the wifi off.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samven582:
can you repost it??
[HD2 General] Rurph:
Guys, the official Spotify app for WM 6.x is OUT!!!

http://www.spotify.com/int/blog/archives/2010/10/04/windows-phone/

This put a smile on my face. Glad to see that some of these developers still care about WM 6.x users.
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
ahh, requires premium, shame.
[HD2 General] xnifex:
looking at all the different mobile apps they all need the premium service
[HD2 General] MrCrix:
Why is Spotify not available in my country?

Click here to find out why…

Germany gotta wait... :(
[HD2 General] Markius:
This was all I was waiting for... Spotify now have one more Premium subscriber. :D

One problem with the app for me though... every time a new track starts, the volume gets reset to the lowest setting. Is anybody else getting this? I'm on a fairly new EnergyROM... can't remember exactly which.

M
[HD2 General] Tubgirl:
I have the same problem. I suggest you report it at: http://getsatisfaction.com/spotify/problems/recent

Brgds... /Tubgirl
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
why pay for this when slacker and pandora are free?
[HD2 General] Tubgirl:
I don't know what slacker and pandora is.
[HD2 General] anhyeuemmaimai:
streaming internet radio programs...
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
FREE streaming internet music. You can listen to preset stations or create your own by simply entering a band or song you like.
[HD2 General] Rurph:
if I am not mistaken, slacker and pandora work only in the States though.
[HD2 General] 1stRaven:
Another Premium member here now however my main issues is that I cant get it to play over ad2p to my head unit. Windows media player is the only mp3 player that will from what I can tell. Very annoying.
[HD2 General] DesmoSkier:
I get Spotify to play perfectly fine with A2DP. However, the AVRCP part doesn't seem to work. I'm using an HTC HD2 with at Nokia BH-503 headset.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmagere:
*I hope this is in the right section - otherwise fell free to move*

My desire suffers from the relative common problem of the 3.5m headset jacks i.e. even when the headset is not inserted it thinks it is.

My understanding is that this is due to a contact / metal deformation in the headset jack and some (a lot) of wiggling can return the phone to normal operation.

The point I want to raise is the following:

Other Roms: After the wiggling if I restart the phone the headset mode will come back on (I tried Aurax, Cyogen, Leedroid, Open)

Pays-Rom: The problem does not exist. The phone works perfectly and the headset mode turns on when I insert the headphones and off when I take them out

So if the problem is truly mechanical (like I have read elsewhere) why is there a difference between ROMS?

And if there is a difference that can be replicated is it possible to make a "mod" to fix the issue on other ROMs?

Thank you for your help