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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vtotheinay:
I love my Evo but one problem I seem to have is getting my pictures from my people to match their current Facebook picture. When I originally linked all the contacts in my people it was correct to their pictures at the time but that was 2 months ago. Now, everyones picture is still the same as it was back then even though I go to accounts->sync every day and have it on auto sync for every 4 hours. Does anyone know how to fix this bug on my phone? I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xjreyes:
I've done it by selecting settings, applications, manage applications, all tab, then select contacts storage and clear data... now your contacts must be backed up on google otherwise you'll lose all your contacts.. and just sync, sync sync
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vtotheinay:
sorry for the noob response but how do i back them up with google?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bielinsk:
If your contacts are created in your google account, meaning if you can log into gmail on your computer and your contacts are there, then they are already backed up.

If you create contacts on the internal phone storage, you are sol.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buff McBigstuff:
Go to people and hit menu and choose import/export. Back up the contacts that are on the internal phone storage to your sd card. Open up gmail in your pc browser and import those contacts to your gmail contacts, using the file that you backed up to the card.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xjreyes:
Or what you can do is go to settings, accounts & sync and select facebook for htc sense, remove account, the add the account back
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vtotheinay:
okay i did that and now only like 1/4th of my people have the little FB icon on the bottom left and only the people with the icon have statuses under their name. Also, when I try to link the people without the facebook icon, that person's name will not be on the list but if i choose someone else to link that first person's name is there. sorry if im confusing you guys haha I know its something small I just like to have everything right on my phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rekphiv:
Wow people here are doing this the hard way. There is a facebook picture app that syncs your FB contacts picture. The other way is to just log out of facebook AND AND AND AND AND facebook for htc sense. then just log back into them both. easy as pie.
[Vibrant General] hkfan:
Hi,

I was posting this on android forums so i thought that I should post here also for those who does not check all forums

This is for accessing any kind of file over local network

This is what I am doing on Samsung Galaxy

1) I installed cifs manager ( you have to download cifs kernel module along with that which I attached).

2) Then I shared my drive on my computer

3) Mount the directory on phone using cifs manager

4) Now you can use any application on phone to access the mounted files. Video files will run like you are running from phone

I tried allshare but that was tooo slow and does not run all formats. This method can be even used with rockplayer which plays everything

Any question let me know as this is working great on stock rom:D.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] ahhhhren:
Hello everyone!

I've had my mytouch 3g since preorders were available and I rooted my phone the day the first root was released. Since that day, I have been though many of moded roms and other system modifications that I would like to "reset" my phone the way I first bought it. Is this possible? To completely clear the memory, unroot it, revert the radio, and get the stock tmobile rom?

Thanks in advance!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] digitaljeff:
read this guide HERE from theunlockr
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ladduro:
Hi folks,

This is a noob question. I am unable to find any post related to stock Froyo for Galaxy S. Is something like this out yet ?

By stock I mean, Android as Google release it, without any reseller trash on it.

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
there is no froyo for SGS yet, at least not officially

much less a stock froyo

there are tons of phone killing Beta froyos if you feel brave
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ladduro:
Thanks for letting me know. I am not confident yet in any beta out there, although a lot of phones are using it without any issue...

Hoping that stock will be released soon.

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daenney:
It won't (be released soon).

Currently there are community efforts going on to try and get stock 2.1 run on the SGS but they still have a way to go.

After that, once samsung releases the sources for 2.2 they can start trying to get a stock 2.2 running. They have to wait for Samsung because of drivers and such.

Hoping that what they've learned from 2.1 can largely be reused there's a good chance a stock/AOSP 2.2 ROM could make it's way relatively fast to the SGS but for now, don't hold your breath.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tehpriest:
I really don't think it can ever be called stock. All releases have to be configured and customised to the platform they are running on. With Linux or Windows it is all on the disk and web server, drivers etc etc. You cannot do this with phone firmware as the download would be huge.

And just like Windows or Linux there are some stock programs that each will install. So what can we call "stock"? Even the Nexux 2.2 has to be configured to it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ladduro:
By stock/vanilla Android, I meant of course a modified one that includes drivers for SGS, but does not include any customer UI made by Samsung.

So stock UI, no additional garbage (iPhone garbage style in SGS case) would be what I really need to see on my phone.

Or maybe a faster way for this is to modify current Samsung ROM and remove TW and Samsung's apps.

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tehpriest:
Have a look in the Dev threads. There are several Roms that do that.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ladduro:
Hi Tehpriest,

Can you route me to a ROM mentioned by you ? I searched but in vane... no result.

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juzz86:
+1. Have been seeking a stock UI-based ROM for i9000T for a while now, with no luck.

Cheers!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hansrolo:
There seems to now be some skilled developers starting to get Cyanogen 6 (a vanilla version of Froyo) onto the Galaxy S. Assuming they get it running - which I think is likely when Samsung release the source for their spin on Froyo - it will take a while before it's stable and fully featured.

There's a steep learning curve for working out how to backup then flash your phone with a new rom. It took me three days to go through forum posts working it out, and I've now got a beta version of Froyo working fine. My advice is to get Samsung's official upgrade Froyo when it's out and wait until the devs get a chance to get something better running.

Also, use 'Launcher pro' from the market to replace Samsung's launcher, which makes things a whole lot more familiar.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chad_Petree:
official froyo is out, the wait should be shorter now ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ladduro:
I am hoping too for this. I really like to benefit of OOB Android experience as Galaxy S is my first android phone.

Looking forward to see if it... hopefully soon.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chad_Petree:
wasnt CyanogenMod working on a release for the galaxy s?
[General Questions and Answers] Shifty102:
Hi everyone I've got a question about downgrading Windows Mobile 6.5 to 6.1.

I'm about to buy a Touch Diamond2, which is running windows mobile 6.5.

Now I'd like to know, before I buy the phone if it's possible to downgrade to 6.1?

I've read somewhere on the HTC website that it's not possible to downgrade once you've upgraded.

Is this really so, or is there some sort of workaround?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Erik
[General Questions and Answers] Shifty102:
Bump.

Isn't there anyone who knows the answer?

Or should I perhaps post this in a different section of the forum?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CPeterson:
Hi Guys,

I have a launch Captivate (well outside return window), that doesn't consistently detect it has a SIM card, so any time I reboot I usually end up re-rebooting over and over until something kicks and it starts connecting again. I talked to the manager of the local AT&T store and he said he'd be able to cover it under the normal Samsung warranty.

My questions are: Is the missing 3-button combo still an issue with newer phones, or was it just a few bad batches? Is there any easy way to check at the store whether it's an issue, and if my replacement has it, how likely are they to swap it out for a different one?

Thanks.
[Touch HD General] psychotronic:
Lately I found that froyo is still not stable enough for my touch HD (however it's still better than WinMO lol)

It sometimes crashes and when I restart my device then sometimes a "waiting for SD card problem" comes up or "error reading corrupt block message " or even it will not start at all.

This problem usually can be fixed by making a fresh install of froyo (deleting old files copying the fresh ones)

But the problem is, I have to re-install all my favorite apps again, making gmail sync again and again *sigh:(

Then after a good installation, I tried to make a backup copy of file data.img (found it on the root of my sdcard), then later when the froyo crashed, I replaced the existing data.img file with the backup file, restarting the device and ... it worked! No waiting for sd card problem and other problems.

The installation is also restored to the point where the backup copy of data.img is made, so I don't have to re-download my favorite apps again and don't have to make a gmail re-sync :D

My question is, am I doing the right thing? :D

What is exactly the data.img contains?

Is there any other files that need to be backup too?

Thanks!!
[Touch HD General] khurr:
thnx for the tips.

U can also backup applications with the built-in backup-software.

It will copy all of ur software as apk files in ur sdcard.
[Touch HD General] ho.angii:
where do you find the built in backup software?
[Touch HD General] psychotronic:
So I was doing the right thing, right?

I also wondering where can I find the built in backup software?

Thanks
[Touch HD General] khurr:
Sorry, it wasnt built in :P

I tought it was built in but actually it was in my File Manager by Adao Team.

It looked so built in :P

Now Ive taken backup of data.img :)
[Touch HD General] PANCIO:
you can backup all your favorite apps with "astro".

Astro is free ... you can find it on Market

then you can create, in the root of your sd card, a folder called "AndroidApps".

In this folder you can put all your .apk files (previously saved with "astro").

when you change you version of Android (no matter which version) the new boot load automatically all apps from the folder "AndroidApps"
[Touch HD General] maqdesign:
idea

traduced:

You guys just give me a terrific idea ...

I have DROPBOX...

I can create a copy of my data.img and copy that apk created by the BACKUP PRO...

Will always have everything saved... and in the cloud :D

___

original:

acabas de darme una tremenda idea...

tengo DROPBOX

Puedo crear una copia del data.img y copiar mis apk que ha creado el BACKUP PRO

Y asi siempre tendre todo a salvo... y en la nube :D
[Touch HD General] psychotronic:
will it save all of configurations too? or only apps?

If I use data.img I will get my phone booted exactly like when the data.img created. Including all settings and configurations.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Aidejonas:
Hi guys!

I flashed my diamond to söderströms 6.0 using this guide:[TUT]Complete upgrading guide (HardSPL+Radio+ROM) NOT FOR CDMA USERS!!!

Everything worked and now i wanna flash to another ROM how do i do? Shall i do the process again in the guide or what?

Start+Volume Down Button= DIAM100 MFG 64M

SPL-1.40.OliNex

MicroP-Diam (LED) v11

PSOC-Diam STAGE_PVT v0x32

Please Help Thx! :)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] magicdave26:
plenty of guides on this site... no need to be lazy, go read
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] iknighty:
You don't need to flash HardSPL again. Or the radio for that matter, although some people like to test different radios now and then to check which performs better with their current ROM.

You just flash the ROM you want to flash like you flashed soderstroms.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] strikeIII:
There are some awesome themes out there that have blue accents throughout the theme and apps. and I was wondering if there were any that had red or yellow accents. If not, can someone create theme. Just for an example like the mattedblues theme if maybe there could be a red and yellow version that would be cool. TIA.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] makskylan:
I installed rom manager and clockwork recovery and want to good back to RA recovery but I do not know how.. can anyone help? Thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okolowicz:
Open up ROM Manager, scroll down and you will see an option "Flash Alternate Recovery." Select this option and Amon's Recovery is the only option available since it is the only other recovery image out there.

It will flash RA right from ROM Manager and you are all done.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] makskylan:
ROM manager doesn't give me that option. It is grayed out and will not let me select it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugedraw:
You may need the paid version to be able to do that. Pay the few dollars that it costs to get the license. ROM Manager will be your new best friend now. There are many roms and customizations for the Evo you can try, and it is well worth the $4-$5 it costs to get the paid version and be able to use all the features.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m4rk0358:
You can't download ROMs through ROM Manager unless clockwork is your recovery method.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 11_fingers:
you don't need the paid version of rom manager, click flash clock work, after that you should be able to flash amon ra via the alternate recovery option
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] makskylan:
Thank you very much for your help guys. Which is the better method of recovery, RA or Clockwork? I have used RA since I rooted my phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdmsohc22:
Amon RA has a better Wipe Option making it better IMO...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugedraw:
The OP stated that it appears grayed out on his phone. I got the paid version immediately, so I suggested this as a possible reason.

True.....clockwork is known to not properly wipe the dalvik cache. You can tell by how much longer Amon's recovery takes to wipe this as opposed to clockwork that they are indeed doing something different.

The advantage to clockwork recovery is the ability to navigate through any folder on your SD card. With Amon, you need to have the file placed on directly on the root of your SD card for the recovery to see it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] gobogblue:
Hey all,

Does anyone know how to get the VPN connected to a Cisco concentrator.

Im running CM6 build #80 and I have tried every VPN option but to no sucess

Thanks in advance
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jdlumley:
Download VPN Connections from the market
[Hero CDMA Android Development] gobogblue:
Do you have a link to the app. VPN Connections does not show up in a market search
[Android Software Development] vigge_sWe:
Is it possible?

I was thinking of doing something like this:

If it isn't doable I might just as well only make the title clickable.

Update: After some 30 mins of research on google I found a way to do :D
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjcchevy:
I just flashed the Frankin Final rom on my vibrant and all was going well until I rebooted it and now the damn thing seems to be in a boot loop of some sort, but this is different than all others I have seen cause it goes to the samsung screen like normal and then it goes to a totally different screen that is only half size and is jumbled up and not a damn thing is readable. When I plug in my USB to the computer not only is it seen by the computer but it goes to the battery icon and then back to that screwed up - half sized screen. Please someone help.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eweo911:
Go back into recovery and reflash the rom you had installed previously. Or do a nand backup. You did back it all up before you flashed v4 as you should have, right?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjcchevy:
I do have it backed up from v3 but it wont even get recognized by adb nor odin. Its the strangest friggin boot loop I have ever seen. When the vibrant screen goes blank then the strange unreadable screen comes on for about 2 seconds and then the vibrant screen comes on and thats over and over. I do have a hardware locked phone so I guess I will have to screw with it when I get home. I did have it in download mode but now I can't even get it to that. Is that USB that came with the phone the only usb that can be used when getting into download mode as I had no troubles at home but I am using my USB from my nexus one at work and its all screwed up.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] All~G1:
Did you mean DON'T have a hardware locked vibrant?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjcchevy:
I got it about a 2 months ago so I don't know if its locked or not.

Heres what happened in detail.

I rebooted via Rom Manager into the stock recovery.

I installed packages as I have the clockworkmod recovery as update.zip in my 14G sd

I backed up my current Frankin ver3 rom

I erased all userdata and such like I should when flashing a new rom.

I installed the Frankin Final Update

I rebooted the phone like normal and the BAM.

A never ending boot loop that wont even get recognized by my computer.

I cant even plug it into charge as it won't stop bootlooping. the

battery charging icon comes up but then it goes to that funky ass

screen and back to the charging icon. when I unplug the charger it

switches to the Vibrant screen and then the messed up screen. I

really think its bricked as its gotta be the boot image that is

screwed up.

I am very sorry if I am wasting your time on this as I do know how to

properly flash a rom on a phone but this phone is not like my G1 nor

my Nexus. Its about as flaky as a phone can get in my opinion and had

I known it was this flaky I never wouldve gotten the damn thing. I

guess I am going to Tmobile and tellin them the OTA update did this as

there is no way in hell to tell. Not even the splash screen comes up.

Its really bricked.

I just wanted to say that this website and you all developers are the BEST people I have ever followed. This is the very first post I have made and I really do think I f--ked big time. No matter, what you all have done for the G1 and Nexus blows my mind. I never owned a iphone and never will and I think I might say the same about this vibrant. Getting the Nexus bricked is nearly impossible but this Vibrant is to damn confusing and with the lag fixes and crap that I am leary about goin to the store and replacing mine with a new one. Wish me luck.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBrandonWRX:
You may want to try loading Eugene's Froyo Rom that does not brick. Once that is done, try and install Frankin Twiz.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjcchevy:
I tried and when the computer won't even read the connection all is bricked. good news though, I went to the tmobile store last night and showed the guy what happened after a OTA Update. he was totally understanding about it. He said it was the white screen of death and that I will have another shipped out the following day. Thanks again for all your help and especially the moderator for putting up with my crap. You all are the bomb-diggity.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kizer:
I always just boot into recovery and flash say Vibrant7 that always seems to work for me. From there I flash whatever other rom I want.

Recovery meaning

Hold down your Vol + and -

Push Power.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjcchevy:
Actually I get scared that I might screw things up by entering recovery through clockwork ( laugh at that now huh) so I always went to the stock recovery and updated my packages with the clockwork recovery file that was named update.zip. I think I had a issue with my phone from the get go as it never would enter download mode unless I was connected to only my samsung charger and no others. I tell ya it was a strange phone and to top it all of the tmobile dude showed me a g2 they had in stock. Nice phone I tell ya but it ain't no Nexus one. Thanks again for all your help guys. Keep the little green dude alive.
[Captivate General] eternalcold:
Alright, so i was chosen to represent our beloved Samsung Captivate at my university tomorrow. We will be on OWL TV (Florida Atlantic University's TV station) in a head to head match between the Samsung Captivate and the Iphone 4 as the best phone. There will be an At&t Rep in the background so i need to know my facts!

I need to know EVERYTHING i can say that will completely obliterate any chance of the Iphone 4 winning. :)

I am going to be going to work in about 15 minutes, so i wont be able to check back on here until tonight, but i will DEFINITELY be using the information in this thread tomorrow at 5:30 when i go on.

If you can, please not only say the feature of the Captivate, but also why it is better than the Iphone 4.

Lastly, i don think that hacking features (such as rooting, sideloading, etc are a good thing to say in front of the At&t rep, and it might be too techy for the majority)

Thanks Everyone! Help me win!! >:D
[Captivate General] mchimney:
Live wallpapers-- better because i like a little fluid motion

Backing from google- Apple is a bunch of blood sucking douchebags (no antenna problem)

Better dev community - apple really doesn't have one

mobile hotspot- enough said

widgets- no need to waste time opening an entire app

Not just one update per year - apple only gives about one major update and thats when new phone comes out

What you'll have to think of

1) Why android isn't mass produced? It is, and potentially a bad thing

2) iphone is "premium materials", slip beautiful screen/display

3)camera is much better on iphone. (1080p video)

Matter of preference

Bigger screen vs more clear screen
[Captivate General] andrewjrr:
heres a few things that i think put the captivate over the iphone

- play flash in browser

- plays DIVX files

- super AMOLED screen is pretty nice

- has HDMI out using micro usb

- widgets

- swype keyboard

- microSD for extra storage

- true multitasking

- tethering (dunno if iphone has it or not)
[Captivate General] SiL3nTKiLL:
^that pretty much hit most the major points :)
[Captivate General] mchimney:
Don't like your keyboard, change it.

Don't like your browser, change it.

Can't do the above on an iphone

although is this a debate over android vs ios, or captivate vs iphone4

I think in the latter, iphone 4 wins in terms of specs. but captivate wins everything else
[Captivate General] andrewjrr:
i would kind of agree that spec wise the iphone4 might be better.. but not ios over android
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
iPhone 4 is an example of form over function. It has 2 slides that are glass and an exterior antenna that is covered by your hand. Apple decided to put looks in before performance.

Then there is the lack of the customization. Every iPhone screen looks the same.

It can not be unlocked via the carrier (in North America).

Every function requires 3rd party software - it can't be used as a mass storage device - so you have to sync with iTunes (or equivalent) to get any data on the phone. If you don't sync, you can't backup what is on the phone.