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[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Coboltmarine:
Hey guys, posted this in the main accessories thread, but I thought I may as well post it here too.

I am backpacking through Europe at the end of the year, and I will be taking my Samsung Galaxy S with me. The problem that strikes me is recharging the phone.

As I would be staying in hostels, I really don't want to have it sitting overnight on a wall wart and I don't want to have to either go sit on a computer for 4 hours to recharge it each day.

My options are either get a expensive, large capacity lithium battery to recharge every week I am over there, or alternatively buying a charger that works of normal AA batteries. The convenience of having the power whenever I want, rather than having to change each week seems to outweigh the negatives of having to buy so many batteries. But I want to know what your opinions are.

This seems to be a nice option.

http://www.tekkeon.com/products-tekcharge1550.html
[HD2 General] Camusa:
Has anyone been able to find a way to make Facebook update properly on the HD2 these days?

I cannot see any of my recent wall posts, photos etc.

Thanks.
[HD2 General] chrisizzzo:
I've also been having this same problem. I had to log out and re-log back in to refresh the updates. I don't know why it's been doing this.
[HD2 General] anhyeuemmaimai:
log out log in again every time you want it to update or you can use the client build into the browser. Been fudged up for a few weeks now
[HD2 General] Camusa:
Logging in and out does not seem to work for me oddly enough.

Seems like such a simple program.

I know they are working on new security, interfaces, certificates and the like, but...really...this is as rudimentary a facebook experience as one can get and I find it very strange that it has not been addressed with an update in the marketplace.

Glad to see that some others here have had their troubles start with this around the same time I did.

No, not happy for your woes...just nice to know I am not alone! :)
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
Install the version NOT from the Marketplace or the one that came preinstalled on the HD2. Its the same version according to about, but for some reason, this version for me has been working fine for around a week where as the others won't update and haven

t updated for me for almost a month.
[HD2 General] Camusa:
I appreciate the heads-up, but where is this version "not from the marketplace" to be found?
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
You can get it directly from Facebook, or from Windowsmobile.com.
[HD2 General] chadster214:
can you post the facebook cab you are using?
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
Yeah why not? Get it while its hot!
[HD2 General] chadster214:
this is an older version of the app.. the current version is 1.1.0.17
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
Well that is the latest version that I could find. Its the same as the one here..but the functionality is basically the same despite the version number.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/downloads/facebook.mspx
[HD2 General] anhyeuemmaimai:
the version off of the market place is 1.1.0.17 the one on the phone was older than that by a long shot as it was 1.0.0.0.7 or something like that
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
Which is very true, but they both offer the same features and functionality so the version differenece seems prettty trivial to me.
[HD2 General] anhyeuemmaimai:
while the features are similar the PQ is loads better on the new app....no more low res crap pix.......
[HD2 General] phillycore:
does installing this version fix the refreshing issue or no??
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
Nothing seems to fix it. The ONLY way I can get on Facebook on my HD2 now, is to use XDA-Facebook...which is a better application anyway in my opinion. I think the problem is with Facebook itself, not the app but I cannot confirm this.
[HD2 General] phillycore:
Can you give me a link to where I can find the xda-facebook cab ??
[HD2 General] falconeyez:
Using the search I'm yielded this result:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=630992
[HD2 General] crisisinthecity:
From what I've read it's a Microsoft issue. FB changed some **** and Microsoft has yet to develop an update to make their facebook app work with facebook. I guess FB let Android, Iphone, etc know the changes were coming and Microsoft just doesn't care about our Winmo 6.5 software enough to work on it. There are some threads on the internet about this where people are wigging the hell out over it. Saying they will never buy another winmo phone because of it. It's kinda funny.

The FB app on my phone hasn't worked for over a month. Do I care? Not that much. The FB app on my iphone 2G works just fine.
[HD2 General] ManyPearTree:
Ditto. The Facebook app has never worked for me. As soon as I enter my user information the app will update my news feed, photos, and status ONCE. Ever since, I have found that the mobile version of FB is excellent for what I need. I it doubt that the app will ever be updated.
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
Yeah im thinking that the official FB for WinMo is done. Mine hasn't updated since the end of September...been using XDA-Facebook since then, or the mobile version of facebook.com....I actually find that the combo of XDA-FB and the FB Sense tab to be quite usefull, and since Sense can upload pics and such directly to FB, I don't really find myself missing the official app all that much.
[HD2 General] Camusa:
'Splain Lucy.

what is this? :)
[HD2 General] crisisinthecity:
I dunno man. I've been using my iphone for 4 days. Just put the sim back in my HD2 and my Facebook app is working flawlessly all of the sudden. I've also been on Wifi Tethering for like an hour and it hasn't disconnected once. It's magical. Ha.
[HD2 General] Mobile Nut:
No Facebook update

I also last got a Facebook update in September; I just flashed the most recent ROM and added the XDA Facebook; it updated once and nothing since.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rmanaudio:
Can you actually make phone calls with it? Does it have the phone app/button like the SGS or you can only make calls via VOIP? Can you receive call? assign a number?

I'm wondering if it could replace my SGS completely and use the TAB along with a bluetooth headset to make all my calls.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] clubtech:
I have the euro version. Yes it is a full fledged phone if you have a Bluetooth headset.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Prasad:
Nice comparison. Hope that some, if not all of these improvements are received by us with the official froyo update for the SGS. However, I didn't see the point in this comparison really. A phone and a tablet fit completely different applications, even if the manufacturer and the internal hardware is same...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheBeano:
It's a lot to ask but do you think you could:

1. Install Android Terminal Emulator on the Tab, or use adb shell if you have installed the Android SDK on your PC.

2. Restart the Tab.

3. As soon as possible after the restart, go into Terminal Emulator and type "toolbox dmesg" (Enter) at the command line

4. Also type "toolbox cat /proc/meminfo" (Enter)

4. Paste the messages you get here.

You don't need to root the device to do this.

This will let us look at the memory allocation on this device, including the memory reserved for the hardware at startup. Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] vitalij:
Hi!

What about screen quality? Viewing angles? Do colours change when you are looking at the screen from some angle? What about minimum brightness - is it good for reading books in dark conditions? And how the screen looks under the sun?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] alovell83:
Disagree, first I barely use the phone as a phone, if these were announced at the same time I would've seriously considered the tab instead, particularly if I could've gotten away with cheaper monthly rates and skype. Second, I think your assumption is based on having the SGS, or any smartphone, but that isn't the only audience for this device. In all likelihood, a high majority of us have an SGS, but those who do and don't will be intrigued if they are interested in both or have the SGS and were wondering what this would bring to the table.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Prasad:
I don't disagree with what you're saying, but this comparison is only applicable in terms of specs, features and the wide range of applications that both products can handle. I think we are forgetting that a phone is still primarily a phone! So that is no reason to put a phone and a tablet pc in the same basket. You will never see smartphones being replaced by tablets in the decades to come... In fact it would more likely be quite the opposite, for that is miniaturization. I would like to see phones with very high computing power, and that are easily, conveniently and wirelessly connectable to large screens like monitors and TVs, thereby completely replacing larger computing systems AKA Tab (or even conventional PC's for that matter...). :-) Nanotech anyone ? ;-)

Still, the OP will seemingly be useful towards SGS owners and that's cool! :-)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] blaaez:
Hi Congrats on getting the Tab!

For the phone functions eg making calls, does it work without a Bluetooth headset or the speaker phone function? Ie. Could you hold it you your ear and use it like a big (albeit dorky. Heh) phone? What I want is to be able to replace my SGS completely :]
[Galaxy S I9000 General] alovell83:
I think it's definitely in the eye of the beholder, until it's easier to replicate what you have on your screen into a computer/TV (I'm thinking wireless, DLNA not covering it, and preferably nothing like a TV-out where you are replicating the screen and therefore, I assume, requiring the screen to be on). Essentially, a wireless docking station, much like bluetooth with auto-pairing potential.

I think the fact that many people aren't interested in tablets is a sign that people don't just want smaller, they want something with plenty of function. Connecting to screens you already have with pocket computers would do that, however, I'm thinking of multimedia on the go and 4.0-4.3" barely cuts it in my book. Personally, I have absolutely no use for a 2.0" device if a 4.0" is just as powerful. If/when things get cheap and powerful enough, yes, redundancy would make me desire something that is essentially weightless and unobtrusive, but until then I don't want smaller than my 4.0" (personally, I don't try to talk for everyone, but the desire for larger devices than 3.5" somewhat speaks for itself.)

Also, I think something with the best of both worlds, small and portable, yet potential for better magazine/e-reader/multimedia on the go is here Future of Screen Technology by TATMobileUI , featured on the Engadget show. There is overlap in our thoughts and where we agree, I understand your original point better, but don't fully agree with it still. If people only wanted smaller, the iPad and Galaxy Tabs wouldn't even exist as these are smartphones masquerading as tablets (product differentiation, even archos is calling a device that might be less than 3" a tablet, it's just a buzz word in a lot of ways). Nonetheless, some good points put in by you.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] clubtech:
The purpose is the compare the performance on one to one comparison to the SGS.

We would like to figure out why the Tab has 444MB RAM while the SGS is stuck with 304MB RAM.

There is also no lag with the Tab which is ineteresting.

The rest of my post is informative to the interested people.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] clubtech:
Well, in this case it is a Tab that can make phone calls :)

I have both the SGS and the Tab and in the past few days i have been using the Tab as both my phone (with a BT headset) and as a Tablet.

I now use the SGS when i go out and i need something fits in the pocket more easily.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Prasad:
Honestly guys, maybe it's just me.... But I really have to be more convinced to spend a considerable amount of money on something that does lesser than my laptop, but performs equally as my phone, only less portable...

Likewise. :-)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheBeano:
Thanks so much, but it looks like the kernel log buffer has already wrapped so we didn't get the start of the kernel boot process, you need to be about 4 seconds faster. :)

I'm looking for the "system memory reserved" messages to compare with this from the Galaxy S.

Have you used adb shell before? You can connect to the device quite early in the boot process and get the dmesg output then.

P.S. Tell me to take a hike if this is too much hassle. We can always wait for the open-source kernel to be released for the Tab to find this out. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] alovell83:
It's definitely not just you, but you mentioned the cause, people wanting something smaller than their laptop. Not everyone has a netbook and it's not like netbooks aren't the gold-standard for content creation either. Again, not everyone has, or even desires a smartphone. Some people don't even really want this to be "portable", they want it as an in-home e-reader with more functionality than a Kindle. There are plenty of people this device is for, there are plenty more (like you) who it isn't for.

There's one thing that is for sure, this device is all about size, as is the other iterations Samsung will put out (10" & 12"). 10M to sell in 2011, which I think is too optimistic at these prices, marketed at well over 1B people means that these devices are still largely niche devices.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
I am very keen to hear what your thoughts are on the Camera.

1. What is the Camera software like?

2. Does it have similar if not the same functions as the SGS...

i.e. Shooting Mode

Single Shot/Beauty/Continuous/Self Shot/Smile Shot/Panorama/Vintage/Action Shot/Add Me/Cartoon

SCN Mode

None/Landscape/Sports/Portait/Night/Party/etc... etc..

3. What is the quality of shots like?

Can you provide any samples or links to a good sample

4. What is the Video recording like using the Camera?

5. Anything special or different?

I appreciate the Camera is a lower 3MP but I think it uses the same sensor that is fitted in the SGS.

If that is the case then it won't make that much of a difference in shooting.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Jeshter2000:
Well the open sourch is out check the developers section i uplaoded it there..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] deathst:
Anyone noticed.. There is no JIT enabled there like in the build.prop in our Galaxy S Froyo roms :S
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Kur0saki:
Is it the RFS filesystem?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] deathst:
Quick Run through and i dont see any RFS So far in the source...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] darkoroje:
As for the lag I think we have to wait until the Tab has been in use for a few weeks. If it uses the same RFS file system as the Galaxy it may be that the lag will manifest itself after a while, as is the case with the Galaxy. If there is indeed no lag that would be great news as it would mean that Samsung has managed to fix the RFS file system.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheBeano:
Yes, it's all still rfs (see init.rc).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Kur0saki:
Lets hope they fixed the problem with the rfs filesystem
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheBeano:
Thanks a lot for trying, sadly the messages we need are right back at 0.0000. It is just too fast, maybe it's all that memory. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] clubtech:
Surely there has to be a way to log this during boot. I would like to help solve the sgs ram problem. Let me know if there is any other way.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheBeano:
You could try this from the Windows/Linux command line just to make sure the initial messages aren't getting lost in the scrollback.

Just keep trying this command while the device is booting, if adbd isn't running on the device yet it will say "device not found" or similar. Stop after the first time that it works, you should have the output in the file dmesg.txt

adb shell toolbox dmesg > dmesg.txt

(PS note edit above, just plain "dmesg" won't work if it's not rooted).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] clubtech:
see attached. i think i got it this time.

So what do you see here?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] clubtech:
Am i reading this correctly? the Tab has 128MB more RAM than the SGS?

<6>[ 0.000000] Memory: 80MB 256MB 256MB = 592MB total
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheBeano:
Yes, the same line on the I9000 is

<6>[ 0.000000] Memory: 80MB 256MB 128MB = 464MB total

The I9000 and the Tab actually have 512MB and 640MB of physical RAM respectively but there is a 48MB "hole" left for some reason.

Thanks very much for persisting with this clubtech, it's a little disappointing to find that there is no magic cure for the I9000, but still nice for you to have "found" some extra RAM. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] clubtech:
That's a shame. I assume we are not going to see any hack to get more visible ram on the sgs then.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
clubtech,

Do you have any answers from my request on Page 2 Post 17 re: Camera please?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] magurin:
Usb-Host mode i9000

We need some help implementing USB-Host mode in i9000 any help be agreed.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=709135&page=17

Thanks men!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] badbeats:
With Touchwiz everything was great, but I wanted to try something new with some more flexibility.

I downloaded and installed it. It seems ok but...

Everything is so slow, it takes 10 secs for a program to open up. Never had this kind of lag before.

Is this normal? Did I do something wrong?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Newklearx3:
Mine runs super smooth. Make sure nothing is running in the background that you don't want running.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] badbeats:
I was already rooted. I killed a lot of the junk. I also had nothing running in the background.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Newklearx3:
Hopefully you're not using task killers. They're bad for android.

sent from my pimp hero running Froyo CM6 and the XDA app
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] badbeats:
No I am not using any task killers. I only you the stock task manger.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ngagephone:
Load of rubush all system say you dont need task manager etc but lets face it its a load of crap i have been using a takman on my pulse for months and months i have never had any problems due to taskmanagers i had lots of slow downs before i used a taskmanager.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecitron:
Hi all,

Is there a way to activate the FM transmitter built in the SnapDragon processor?

I want to use it to listen music in the car via FM radio.

I heared that Modaco worked on it ... true?

Any idea of how I can get it work?

Thanks,
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtr145r:
yep this tutorial shows you how.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=725870
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bbe1367:
Ok, my hspa+ does not work, my top speeds have been 3.2 ....I was wondering if anyone else here in south florida is picking up quicker speeds, I'm using the quick speeds app to see what network speed I'm running also, If you guys know any other one I can use please let me know.
[G2 and Desire Z General] adamq3b85:
Its been really random for me. I dont think hspa+ is active in all of south florida.

However the other night I was getting 7-9 Mbps constantly. I use speedtest.net app.
[G2 and Desire Z General] kcm117:
Miami or Ft Lauderdale? I know West Palm wont be active until the end of the year i think
[G2 and Desire Z General] HamNCheese:
I drove around today between Hollywood and boca - no H+ indicator at all. The best speed test I've seen was 7mbps on Hollywood Blvd. Thing is, my Nexus One supports HSDPA, so not a huge difference between the two devices in that regard.

I'm sick of T-Mo's bull**** on this, their coverage map is retarded and we can't get a clear idea of wtf service we are supposed to be getting.

That, among many other reasons (especially MMC write protection), is why my G2 goes back to T-Mo this week.
[G2 and Desire Z General] HamNCheese:
I'd like to check out that app, but can't find it... What's the full name and/or developer?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Snuggl3s:
I've been using http://bit.ly/dc83QK this widget updates what type of service your getting and strength. Try it out. Hope this helps.

fRom Snugs G2 ^.^
[G2 and Desire Z General] Esteef:
Hey everyone,

Just to add, Im also in South FLA, miami to be exact and I too have been experiencing pretty odd signals on my G2. Sometimes my speeds are blazing fast then all of a sudden I'm running on edge with super low speeds.

It seems to me as the phone has trouble staying connected to one network and is constantly switching.

(I'm on my 2nd G2 btw since I thought it was a hardware related issue)

:confused:
[G2 and Desire Z General] HamNCheese:
Go into settings / about phone / status - you will see exactly what network type you are connected to (UMTS, HSDPA, etc) I'm not sure how + would show up, or if the indicator at the top changes, but you should be able to tell from that screen or the "Phone Information" screen (dial *#*#4636#*#*)
[G2 and Desire Z General] ZeroSX:
It's crazy, in westchester I get pretty nice 3G speeds, but I go to kendall and I'm on edge. And it seems like its the most random switchoff too, because 5 steps in one direction I'm back on 3G, so I don't know if it's the phone or tmo's network. I expect edge in the middle of BFE, not in the middle of a pretty densely populated area.

add.: I've never seen my phone connect to the HSPA network, ever. The UMTS 3G has been enough to get me by I guess, it's just the random edge switching thats confusing me.
[G2 and Desire Z General] sheek360:
i live in miami, near the miami international airport. on average my nexus one would run about 1.5-2.5mb per second. with an occasional spike around the 4mb realm.

in contrast, my g2 is getting me 2-4.2 on average with spikes as high as 9mb per second.
[G2 and Desire Z General] kcm117:
Here in Boca the fastest i have gotten is around 3 Mbps in East Boca. In West Boca i only get edge at my house :(, i have to use wifi at home.

Side note: wow there are alot of South Floridians here, lol.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ShaunMichael80:
I live in palm city about 15 minutes from west palm and i get around 7 mbps and it says im on HSPDA network?
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheMan42:
Froyo won't ever say HSPA or anything of that sort, it always will say HSDPA or UMTS, depending on where you're at.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Snuggl3s:
Try this widget out its awesome! http://bit.ly/dc83QK I use it whenever I wanna speed test.

fRom Snugs G2 ^.^
[G2 and Desire Z General] elracing21:
You all need to understand the difference from 3G to HSPA+.

HSPA+ is not 4G network like sprint it is simply a boost to the 3G network. On 3G you would never ever achieve a download speed of 4mb down constantly there for H+ is working how it should. I am getting anywhere from 3mb to 7mb down in NYC and evryone should know that in the city the service kinda blows.

What we should be upset about is the fact they stated we will achieve up to 20mb down. Still I also believe that its too soon for H+ to get these speeds as these "towers" are fairly new and not everywhere yet.

Give it time people and figure out how far you are from your H+ towers. I reach what I do only from 4+ miles away. I still think it isn't bad as it is faster then regular 3G
[G2 and Desire Z General] HamNCheese:
HSDPA is HSPA and HSPA+ - both appear as "H" in the signal indicator.

UMTS appears as "3G" in the signal indicator.

There is no distinction between HSPA and HSPA+ according to T-Mobile - the phone will display H/HSDPA for either.