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[Galaxy S I9000 General] stickfinger:
Congratulations abuatwan but i still think you could get longer from your battery. You say you have Advanced Task Manager running and set to start up every 30 minutes.

That costs power to start that up (as does any app) and when its killed whichever apps/processes its deemed to, if they start back up...well that's even more power lost lol

Android has its own task scheduler/killer built in and really all you are doing is battling your own system.

This will explain in much more detail, even if you don't understand everything mentioned read on and try to take in as much as possible.

http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/

I do agree though that with the galaxy, something needs to be done as it does in a way run better with a task killer (not counting the battles and power costs)

I use a free program called Auto Killer Memory Optimizer which tweaks androids built in task killer meaning you use your system as it should be :)

I've had mine running on 'moderate' preset setting for 2 weeks now and i wouldn't dream of installing any other task killer
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tyxerakias:
The default setting for killing empty_app processes on Galaxy S is 48 MB. The moderate setting on autokiller is 40 MB, so you are actually *decreasing* the memory tolerance, making the memory management worse! I agree with you about the article, but with a strict setting you will see much better performance, try it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tas6s:
My SGS keep 3 days max with normal use with disable the data connection with GSM and 3G
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jacket13:
I do 2 days with browsing and stuff, seems my battery drains less quickly on wifi then it does with 3g or H =\ killing stuff with ATK is pretty handy as some stuff that i never use don't really mater to keep running in the background.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] abuatwan:
no, during this period i have turned it off, actually i have turned off the Auto-sync option.

i have played some games, used the browser (over Wi-fi) and used GPS but that was very minimal.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] abuatwan:
great,

if i can just change the default likker setings, i believe that will save lot's of battery

Definitely i will install "Auto Killer Memory Optimizer" and will try both profiles, the moderate and the strict.

Thank you :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mstrandbo:
I do get this with my normal usage, 2 days and some hours - can't remember exactly. I have wifi on constantly, 3g when outside, autosync and push always on, autobrightness, no task managers or lag fixes.. Just stock JM2 :]
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lokhor:
I have never managed to get more than a day's usage out of my phone. Today my display has been on for 1h37m and the phone has been off the charger for 5.5 hours, my battery is down to 66%.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ickyboo:
good luck, in 3 weeks or so you'll need to do a factory reset because the SGS software/file system is a P.O.S
[Galaxy S I9000 General] EarlZ:
on a 2hr screen time from 100% my phone goes down to 75% or so..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stickfinger:
Ahh well that's new to me, Thank you Tyxerakias. I do wonder what else this app is tweaking then because using Super Manager memory widget i had noticed that i would get slight lag when swiping screens if the reported memory was showing around or below 70mb. The 70mb figure might be wrong as i use a lagfix but the point is that to me around 70mb showing = lag. After installing Auto Killer Memory Optimizer i would sometimes see as low as 50mb but still no lag. I got rid of the memory widget after that as it was just displaying useless info and taking up screen space.

I would be tempted to try the strict setting but my phone honestly flies on moderate and ive also heard if you set it too strict then it can end up killing off things like the clock which means your alarm will then fail.

why 3 weeks? are you referring to the Froyo update? and what is P.O.S?

Personally i wouldn't mind doing a factory reset if you ARE meaning for Froyo as flashing Froyo will reset it anyway...2 resets is no more loss than 1 reset if you are backed up and ready to flash
[Galaxy S I9000 General] abuatwan:
loool

Seems he just says that its "Piece Of S##t"

while i don't think so :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stickfinger:
lol ahh i get it now, he means the file structure in the Galaxy. Samsung chose to use their own rather than a proper linux structure and i've seen many devs also saying how it was a very bad choice.

Well i've had mine for over 2 months now and no loss of data or anything yet so its fingers crossed here lol..........i will be backing important things up as a precaution too

Yes, that app is useful and i am confident you have noticed that :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Will.1:
I don't use a task killer, they drain the battery.

I'm pretty sure you would get the same battery usage with screen on vs. screen on and movie playing. Playing a 2h movie drained my battery for 25%, screen on for 2h was about the same so...

I just use Juice Defender ultimate just to be able to select a few features:

- Activate Data/Wifi for 5min every 2h (would be better every 4/6hours but whatever...)

- Data / Wifi off when i sleep

- Leave data/Wifi on when the screen is on

Basically, my phone only syncs / uses data when my screen is on (or every 2h just to push emails if needed)

I noticed that this really really helped me. 3G and screen on really kill your battery
[Vibrant Accessories] ROD2TRILL4U:
As much as I enjoy the stock heaphones shipped with my Vibrant, I want something a little better. Looking for some good inexpensive ($80 or less) headphones with a microphone.

If you all have any good reviews, testimonials or just suggestions for good headsets, please post here. I would really appreciate it and I'm sure plenty of people would want to know too.
[Vibrant Accessories] jn_vista:
I would very much recommend Zagg! They are the best I have ever had. And they always have coupons available, I just cant find any at the moment...
[Vibrant Accessories] bromat80:
Check out the meelectonic m9's

They are very good inexpensive headphones. I purchased mine on amazon.
[Vibrant Accessories] couped:
I know sennheiser has been posting about some great portables with a mic and media controls. Check out their web.
[Vibrant Accessories] Kubernetes:
Go bluetooth. I'll gladly recommend my Sony MW600. It's just a little receiver that you can plug your own headphones into. It has a mic, FM radio, and can pair up to three devices. I pretty much use it for anything, including listening to music on my computer. The sound is very good (almost indistinguishable from the 3.5mm jack), and it has volume and track controls which work with pretty much any player.

It's also super light and can go 8 hours of audio, prob a little less for voice comms; standby time is in days. In terms of power draw on the phone, I've noticed that leaving BT on drains about 2% total... which probably saves me power since I don't have to turn on the screen as much.

I got mine for about $50 on Amazon. It comes with its own earphones, but I opted to get a nicer pair (Audio Technica, ckm50a) with short cables. Total cost was under $90.

If you must go the wired route, I would suggest the Ultimate Ears Superfi 5vi. You can go more expensive, but this is probably the cheapest wired headset approaching audiophile quality.
[Vibrant Accessories] Zylograth:
you can get skullcandy headphones with the mic at T-Mobile.
[Vibrant Accessories] K_esco:
I would say try the Skull Candy 50/50's. I have heard good things about them and thats what ill be purchasing soon. U can get them from radioshack or the direct website for more color choices.
[Vibrant Accessories] psychedelicx:
Do the volume control's on the 50/50 work on the Vibrant?

Are there any wired headsets with controls other than the one button (hang-up, start/stop) that work well with the vibrant?
[Vibrant Accessories] fluidd:
Zagg buds..
[Vibrant Accessories] fluidd:
Sign up for the 12-week Christmas giveway promotion they currently have. Bottom right hand corner.. and you get anywhere from 10% to 50%.. i managed to get a 40% coupon.. going to use it very soon!
[Vibrant Accessories] DaSmittyman:
ive bought this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00352LW4I/ref=oss_product i love it
[Vibrant Accessories] Master™:
Zagg Smartbuds for $24.99 with the coupon code: 50sport
[Vibrant Accessories] grapedrank:
does anyone know of any smaller quality earbuds? :( my ear canal is very small & pretty much any earbud i've tried has been too big. if they do fit, it's like sideways and leaves a sore on my ear lol :/
[Vibrant Accessories] uninvitedguest:
Thanks very much.

I also picked up an AUF3SBEBXAR and an AARM0U3BBE WEP870 mentioned earlier. We'll see for they go when they arrive.

Sorry, can't post links, you'll have to Google the product codes.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] knanda:
After i flashed JG4 using odin it's showing a Unable to mount error...

How to overcome this error??
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] knanda:
This is the error

E:cant mount /dev/block/st110

(invalid argument)

E:copy_dbdata_media:cant mount DBDATA:

copy default media content failed
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Rawat:
Which phone do you have? i9000m?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] knanda:
I9000GT

INDIA

Came with JG4

flashing stock JG4 with s1_odin_20100513.pit.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] g00ndu:
try to tick re-partition, or use pit512 to flash.

hope you can solve your problem.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] knanda:
Where can i find 512pit fiie??

Can u post a link if possible??

Thanks in advance..
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] knanda:
Where do i need to put the .tar i downloaded?I put it in PDA.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] g00ndu:
pit512 is available @ samfirmware.com.

if it is a single tar file, yes, put it in the pda.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] ed10000:
Here's the 512 PIT. Un-rar it before using it with Odin.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] doctorxerxes:
Only put it in pda and use 512 ... but out of curiosity , why are you flashing older firmware ? you giving it to the service center or something ? use jm8 / jm9 they work really well ..
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] evo madness:
okay so the evo got live walpapers let's see some live widgets who's with me?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
We'd also see massive battery use.

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[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] dadoc04:
^ pretty much

Sent from my HTC Evo
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] evo madness:
true but I know its a way around that
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] DomSim:
um there already "live" widgets. every widget is inherently live, otherwise its just an icon. what specifically are you looking for
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Adamsville MITM:
how about some live app shortcuts... to use with Desktop Visualizer etc.

they could move around in different directions and such

imagine a blue wallpaper and icons shaped like clouds that are around your screen
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] evo madness:
adam might be on to something haha
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] evo madness:
but what I was sayin tho my widgets don't move they just sit on the screen that gets old after a while I already got moving walpapers the widgets should do some moving too like for the messages widgets the mail icon u just see a little blue picture and lines the lines should be letters...it should look like I'm typing something
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] wes342:
There is a company that is working on some impressive stuff like what you are talking about. Check out tatHome. They have a bunch of videos that shows what they are working on and rumor has it that it will work on android devices.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] phatmanxxl:
Are you talking about something like the PDA in Iron Man 2 that what's his face uses? I thought it was badass to have a phone like that.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jonfitch:
I checked out that tathome stuff.....and while it is ridiculously sick....its been in the works for just about a year now. I saw this work of genius seven months or so ago, and its still not out with any word of where its progress is at or perhaps a release date. This would keep me from switching to WP7 by the end of the year....but as of now the UI android has is not as smooth as it sooo could be, as everyone can plainly see in the demo video of tathome.

If anyone has any word on this, I'm quite sure it would be much appreciated by alot of people.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] MagnusRagnarok:
if you build it...they will come...

agreed, tathome looked sick... S E V E N months ago. sad its not released yet, i signed up for beta and STILL no word...not that i care a whole lot, but it did look smooth.

however, the switching back to a winmo device from evo is a bit harsh. i would rather be beaten to death by kimbo slice with a g1 before doing such a thing...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] wes342:
They had a beta testing program but they closed it. I've been keeping my eye out to see I'd they open it up to testing again.

What's your setup? Sense is real smooth for me.

I'm not impressed with win7.

But a few things look cool.

I'f you want to see the future of android check out mozilla seabird.

Seabird phone with tathome UI would be amazing.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] wes342:
Lol I'm sad to say I have friends that still want win7 and iPhones.

Looks like its time for new friends. Lol
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Originalkingpin:
I Like This....

If a dev could port this to the EVO it would be awesome. I hope to see something like this in the near future.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=798911
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Dragon-Lord:
This is definitely a must have for the EVO. :D
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] hurricanern:
If there has been no public development it is because some large company wrote a large check to either shelve it or use it in their own phones.
[Galaxy Tab General] The K-Zoo Kid:
My mom is thinking about getting the Gtab but she really wants a keyboard, but $100 is a steep price. Is there any bluetooth keyboard or something that would be usable?
[Galaxy Tab General] LostAlone:
That depends on a few things, but assuming its the same as the Galaxy then IIRC you will not be able to use a random bluetooth keyboard. However, that doesn't mean it is not hackable, and particularly the Cyanogen project gives hull bluetooth HID support. Currently we're still waiting for it on the galaxy, but it is in the works, and it shouldn't take much to get from galaxy to tab.

The problem I see is that without the dock-keyboard, you need something to hold the tab near vertically to really use a keyboard properlly, so just a random bt keyboard wouldn't seem to offer a great amount even if they do get it to work.
[Galaxy Tab General] The K-Zoo Kid:
I understand that.. I'm sure there will be some kind of kick stand case, or I could come up with something to lean it against. Is there such a thing a full bt keyboard?
[Galaxy Tab General] LostAlone:
Yes, they do exist, although they are more on the scale of a laptop keyboard rather than a full desktop one. Some even come with a touch pad.

You're best bet will be to wait a little after release and see if the USB host and BT stuff appear quickly. I imagine there won't be too much of a wait to see what happens, and if thats the only way you'd wanna use it, then its definitely better to be certain.
[Galaxy Tab General] The K-Zoo Kid:
Alright, thank you for the info.

Sent from Vibrant
[Galaxy Tab General] mp1405:
I use the Logitech diNovo Edge, keyboard and mouse works perfect.
[Galaxy Tab General] ConceptVBS:
Yes, you can.

Here is a guy using an Apple wireless keyboard (bluetooth enabled).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYFexm_pFn4
[Galaxy Tab General] LostAlone:
Well this is awesome *does a little dance*.
[Galaxy Tab General] balmazan:
For my galaxy tab, I'm using my old Think Outside Slim Bluetooth keyboard. To connect it, I downloaded the Bluekeyboard JP from the Market. However now, I find the Swype absolutely amazing so I use this now most of the time. Just a little practice and Swype is very fast to use.
[Galaxy Tab General] Suleeto:
I use my old iGO bluetooth keyboard that I got a few years back. It synced easily, the Tab prompted me to type in a five digit number on the BT keyboard and hit enter, that's it, so I imagine ANY bluetooth keyboard will sync up in the same exact manner.

My keyboard:
[Galaxy Tab General] appelflap:
I use the apple keyboard without any problem. BTW if you are rooted you can assign many of shortcuts that comes with the Samsung dock keyboard also to a bluetooth keyboard.

Just move all the files out of the /system/usr/keylayout folder *except* for the qwerty.kl file. Now open the qwerty.kl file and assign commands from the p1-keyboard.kl to keycombinations like shift left arrow etc. (In the qwerty.kl file you can also assign alternative commands to the tab buttons)

I plan to make an app for this later.

EDIT: btw be careful with this. If you assign commands that can't be recognized none of your keys will work and you will have to push the keylayout files with adb (under su r/w permission) or reflash your firmware.
[Galaxy Tab General] faugusztin:
Today i tried to pair my Tab with this keyboard, workes without problems :

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboards/keyboard/devices/3616

Even the mouse part works, the only real problem is making gestures :).
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] DashDaKidd:
Ill start by saying this is just a poll or rather an opinion getter. I prefer Stock froyo because it imo operates better and looks better.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mini_robot:
When I first started I like stock better because it was way more customizable. Nowadays I'm using sense version by mdeejay because I felt he fixed the freeze issues completely. Stability was a big thing for me. Personally, sense looks much better but I hate that u can't customize it. once the freeze issue is fixed in stock versions I might go back.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] psykick5:
I like both and usually run several builds at once, but I'm using this one because of its amazing battery life.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jazzmanmonty:
i always had stock froyo but am liking this sense. only thing i cant figure out is the send a contact directly to voicemail? where is it!?!?!?!??!?! anybody know?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Texas01:
Prefer Sense. Only wish I could have same look I do in Winmo; GTX, CHT, etc.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] boldman78:
Stock froyo is cleaner. So I can customize, sence ui feels heavy
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] buzz killington:
I used to only like vanilla froyo builds, but Sense has really grown on me, especially the new Sense from the Desire HD builds. Now I use Sense build with Launcher Pro and it's just about perfect.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Don001:
Sense I'd say, although the main aim is to eliminate windows altogether, I rather likes the HTC sense GUI, and the sense build does bring it back to life in a way and right now I'm using a beautiful Android build, which i have to say, been using it for a while now and hassle free, no freezes, no lag, runs better then most android phones which is quite remarkable considering its running of the SD card.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] fxdstudios:
Stock for me.....and yes my hd2 Android runs better and faster than any other phone I've come across all far.....

I really do not think you can beat an hd2 android...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jkm601:
I agree!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] adr1st:
nonSENSE

+10 character
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] DashDaKidd:
just as a sidewinder... Sense, Stock, Ubuntu, MeeGo, or WP7? lol I personally havent played around with MeeGo or WP7 because they havent came out yet although they do look nice. I also think that WP7 will be an epic fail unless they can update their marketplace, that seems to be the attention grabber APPS!! ha

at any rate Linux is a definite winner in my book whether android ubuntu fedora or what ever. I just don't like MS poking its finger into everything

But i digress
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] shpatar:
I was always a fan of Stock, but since I've put on Hyperdroid Sense, I haven't looked back since. It's just so smooth, battery life is great and everything just works,... you can't argue with that.

gezuar
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] cam_hamlin:
Vanilla Is where its at...I personally don't like sense at all...I've used evo and desire hd builds but I always go back to stock froyo...currently my brother Is using my HD2, I have Nexus 2.2.1 running on it and feel like it can't get any better..
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] firebert:
I like sense. It's just a matter of personaly perference. I like the HTC eye candy and stock Android is a little boring for my taste.

But if you ask me to choose between stock android vs. motoblur/whatever the samsung overlay is called/whatever the Sony-Ericsson overlay is called/whatever the Dell overlay is called - I'd choose the stock android every time.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bountygiver:
Sense Apps + Stock Home
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chopperpl:
I really want to have access to htcsense website, but without sense ui on g2 it seems to be impossible. It seems loading Desire Z ROM on G2 would solve the problem, but I can't find any resources that could help me with it. Has anyone seen any threads describing procedures?

Thanks
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThaGeNeCySt:
You should check the development section and wait for the phone to be fully rooted.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalepraneeth:
After i upgraded to JG4 from JF3 i am encountering many problems

and one of them is that my gps is not working at all.

earlier when using JF3 it worked in Google Maps && also in GPS Status apps.

But after upgrading to JG4 it is not working.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalepraneeth:
i tried to factory reset, but it reseted to JG4 again.

is there any way have JF3 again???
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superdog404:
I've been asking around and nobody seems to know how to dial a number such as 332211. Using a Captivate. When I use the straight dial number it always puts a "-" in the middle 332-211 so the call won't go through. That number is what they call a short code. It's for text messages. I noticed even tv stations have them so you can get text messages about incidents etc.

Thanks

superdog404
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtg465x:
Did you try creating a new contact? Did you try putting *#*# before the number and #*#* after the number?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superdog404:
Thank you for the reply so fast gtg465x. I have tryed the contact create, didn't work. I tryed your *# but when I get to the last #* the phone goes blank. If I hit send the phone goes to the contact list.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pietro_spina:
like you said its a text message code... like 466453 for texting google...

You need to use your messaging app. not your dialer.

Phone numbers in the US are 7 digits (+area code) not 6.

Use the dialer to make phone calls and the Messaging app for sms texts.

There are also short codes for accessing various settings in the phone that you can enter into the dialer, but those are almost always surrounded by *# like *#06# which will display your IMEI
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superdog404:
Hi pietro_spina - Ok that makes sense. However, I don't have a texting service on my phone. I'm trying to use GoogleVoice for texting. After a short search it appears Google isn't set up to let us use 6 digit codes. I tryed it and it doesn't go through. I will keep searching.

Thanks for the answer

superdog404