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[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlitozway57:
mine is picking up a signal remarkably fast (compared to my g1 at least)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] larryccf:
mine is getting great GPS, even indoors, where my vibrant wouldn't

below is screen capture i took - it's got me located outside when i'm actually inside the house, but at the very spot - and the cursor only jumped outside the house when i connected the usb cable to the phone for the screen grab -

if i move from the front of the house to the rear, it moves cursor as i move - sometimes maybe 10 ft off, but usually spot on. After my vibrant, it's frigging eery

why not take into a tmo store and compare side by side with their store unit? - put both in satellite view (makes it easier for me to determine where the GPS is locating me)

that should tell you if it's your phone or something in your area, ie interference wise
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Finland_2_Cupertino:
Used the navi the other night and its the best I've used. Rerouting fast and always on top of my directions like like mr google maps was following me. Not that I wouldn't be surprised if google was following me. Me being so famous and all.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] E Double:
The gps was working great until yesterday. Now it won't lock either inside or outdoors. I had to pull the battery to get it to reacquire a lock, and then it loses it. Between the rubbish Vibrants and now this I swear these MFs want me to go get an iphone. Any body have any suggestions on how to get this crap running again?

Update: I had turned on "force use of GPS" on Beautiful widgets friday night. After I posted this I remembered and turned that option off and rebooted. Everything works, and I got 8/8 satellites in my basement. So, hopefully this fixed my problem.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siberslug:
NOPE, I have the vibrant too and getting the G2 was a relief. I think I'm going to stick with HTC phone only.

My G2 gets a GPS lock in under 6 seconds, no spotty coverage for me
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borodin1:
I have turned off wireless network location and I can still get a GPS lock in 5 sec or less. GPS on this phone is nothing short of amazing (had G1 and Cliq before).
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamontryst:
I recently took a trip to Disneyland from Salt Lake with the g2 as my gps, pretty much every time i hit an open valley i lost gps, it reconnected within 2-3 seconds (I figured it was transitioning between satellites or something), but anyone that has travel that route knows there's a lot of open valleys... strangely, i lost gps signal in Las Vegas, and it didn't reconnect at all until i left Las Vegas city limits..
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbarayah:
Strange, as when I was in Las Vegas in December, my GPS (and cell signal) were incredible. I did have problems with my Desire Z when it was running the stock ROM. Even a few of the CM RC's had trouble getting a quick GPS lock, but since I went to 6.1, it has been good.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamontryst:
cell signal for me was really good, i was running cm 6.1 at the time, I've never actually used the stock rom i rooted it as soon as i opened the box
[Android Software Development] Danidemi:
Goodmorning,

I think it will be a great idea to make an app that can be used to work with a PS3.

Normal you need a keepboard for text input and a BT headset to talk online but shouldn't it be great

to have an app that can be used as headset ( Mic and Speaker ) and the virtual keyboard to work with the PS3.

I saw several app for the PS3 but non that can do what i think...

I dont know if it is possible and if there is already such an app (if so let me know)

It shure save a lot of money ....

grts Ramon
[Fascinate Android Development] AdventXD:
My problem is that I had no idea that i9000 and Fascinate are complete diffrent firmwares. I flashed the 2.2 i9000 onto my Fascinate, I didn't find out this was a huge FUBAR until after the phone wasn't turning on and then I did some extensive searching. So now flashed the CWMRecovery and then the Stock-i500 files. Except for the Recovery file which fails when I try to run it on Odin... I'm completely lost. If anyone knows if it's possible to fix my phone, I would appreciate the help :(
[Fascinate Android Development] vabeachdroid:
its bricked. is it still under warranty? tell them it froze and wont turn on. are u stuck in a boot loop?
[Fascinate Android Development] AdventXD:
It was.. it would try to boot up into i9000 then the regular Samsung logo and then I'd get a blue pixelated mess... now when I hit the power buitton there's a cell phone and PC picture with a triangled exclamation mark in the center.
[Fascinate Android Development] Zennmaster:
Sounds like it wants to be hooked back up, like it's not out of download mode. That's happened to me when I've unplugged the USB cable when it wasn't expecting me to. Dunno, there is a thread here somewhere about flashing the wrong image, then flashing an intermediary image, then the VZW image and getting things back. Not sure if it applies here, though...:( Good luck...
[Fascinate Android Development] hetaldp:
Boot in Download mode again

Dont Use Samsung MicroUSB Cable use any Good Quality MicroUSB instead

Flash the Clockwory Kernal and Recovery using ODIN

Copy ClockworkMod Recovery in update.zip format to SDCard

Boot into Recovery in Default Samsung Recovery Apply Update this will take you to clockwork

Flash any Compatible Clean ROM and you are in business,For me this Worked
[Fascinate Android Development] namebrandon:
You see the cable / triangle icon, it means your flash failed to take, and was incomplete. You need to re-flash, start with the kernel. I would use the CWM kernel as mentioned. If that fails let us know.

The only real thing you can do to "brick" this phone is to overwrite bml12 (modem.bin). For example, if you flashed anything with the "phone" box in odin, that will kill your modem. Other than that it will take a little work, but it's all recoverable.
[Fascinate Android Development] fallingup:
Ok. For one, i have posted warnings all over the place to not do what you did.

And two, if what you flashed an Odin restore file with a modem in it, you will no longer have a working phone. We don't have a way to fix it. Sorry dude, best bet is to take it back to verizon and beg for a warranty replacement. If you are at the phone and computer icon right now, i would just leave it and take it into vzw like that.
[Fascinate Android Development] fallingup:
Nope, there are other things you can do to brick it / make it into just a fancy PDA
[Fascinate Android Development] AdventXD:
Yeah. Problem is this isn't the first site I went to. There were no warnings in the other guides... Just said "Upgrade Galaxy S to 2.2" It never mentioned it was only for the i9000 model... I've learned my lesson tho. Luckily my buddy works at Verizon and I don't have to jump through rings of fire to get a replacement. Thanks everyone
[Fascinate Android Development] namebrandon:
Yeah, like put it in a microwave. Which I'm going to do with you shortly if you keep it up. I can always cancel that $97 during my free trial, you know.. ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
Can anyone tell me the pro's and con's of both launchers.. I might give them a try sometime next week..
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] sedinix:
you can try yourselve both its better than reading. ADW Launcher users tell you adw is faster beter etc and LP userr tell you the same about LP just try it.

I use adw about 1 day and I change to LP becouse I dont use all options on adw he have a lot settings Lp is easyier for me.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] mvenneker:
or try zeam :) very quick and low memory usage
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Bec07:
If a launcher doesn't have touch wiz like app drawer it's useless. Hundreds of apps aren't manageable in other ways.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Peden:
I choose ADW because it's more smooth when swiping between homescreens. And there's a lot of themes for this launcher, too. I have tried LP but it's not that good. It has better widgets though.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] dakine:
I switched to ADW, launcher pro just isn't as snappy. The app bar is a nice feature too. Launcher pro does have some nice widgets though.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] dena994:
Launcher PRO PLUS for the widget and popup!!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
Launcher pro is not able to arrange applications ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] frauhottelmann:
Nope, at least not yet
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Tehpriest:
But it does have the very cool scrolling 3D app drawer where everything is in alphabetical order. I find it much much easier.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] plemen:
Launcher Pro has really nice widgets. Also ADW hides the status bar on me every so often - not sure why... very annoying and makes it unusable.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] BlackDino:
This is what makes touchwiz a great launcher.

I really hope LP follows suit, I need a customizable app drawer.

btw, ts I use launcherpro, /w donated version.

The widgets that come with lp are irreplaceable
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] slc334:
I've tried both and love that lo is capable of hiding bloatware apps. Since I'm new and not into rooting, I like that I can get crap outta my face if I don't want it!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Maddmatt:
But the fact that you can't hide icons make it horrible for me. That's a major reason I use LauncherPro, apps that already have homescreen shortcuts or that I don't use wont clutter up my app drawer.

ADW has the same feature I believe, I might try it sometime.

The actual process of organising apps in touchwiz into some reasonable order is so slow and painful that I couldn't stand to do it anyway. Alphabetical order with all the crap hidden works just fine for me.

A nice feature that was added recently to LauncherPro is changing the grid size in the homescreens. You can use that to get more fine control of your widget positions and to fit more shortcuts and widgets. You can choose whether or not to re-size the widgets according to the new grid as well.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
i personally like LauncherPRO better than the rest.

it works & feels very much alike ZLauncher from PalmOS

it has all the options i was exactly looking for.

well worth the $3 for the extra features, even though i don't even use them
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] pharaohdk:
I use LP plus.

I´ve used the option to hide stuff that I install, and insted have a folder for games and one for tools on my home screen. means that the app window wont get cluttered up.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Frostfree:
Both are really good and I won't say one's better than the other.

I've always used ADW since I owned the Magic and the launch of the Galaxy, and in that time I've flirted with LP but alwys went back to ADW, however, last week I tried LP again and I've stuck with it this time.

Basically I can't choose between both but I'm extremely happy using either, try both and make your choice.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] greg330:
hi

what you can do is :

creat folders on the last home screen for exemple.

lets say a games folder : stick all your games in it, and go to LP settings, take the link for the game apps you put in that folder and hide them so they dont apear any where else.

i dont know about adw but LP has scrollable widget possibilities and combined to some market aps it really is neat.

as usual its allways a question of personal preference.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] dopeee:
your disappearing dockbar is probably due to you pressing the app drawer and swiping upwards. Just go to ADW settings and disable the dockbar. This dockbar is a relatively new feature that enables you to have 2 dockbars (something similar to the scrolling LP dockbar).

ADW has a custom groups feature in its app drawer so you can select what apps you want to see. Unfortunately you can only view one group at a time, but its definitely a much better way of organising your apps than just in alphabetical order. And you can hide apps easily this way too. I really like ADW's swipe actions on home screens as well, last time I tried LP it didnt have this option.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Kel Ghu:
Despite all the features of ADW, Launcher Pro feels just way snappier. Its customisation settings are well enough. The widgets are good too.

Too bad it's not open source like ADW. A may goto ADW when the animations are made smoother.
[Epic 4G General] AyoJake:
does using the one click root method that noobnl posted on sdx install a custom recovery and if not how would i install it?
[Epic 4G General] shabbypenguin:
if your one windows then you have to use the one click clockwork, if your on linux/ mac os x then click the first link in my sig and use that it will root and install clockwork
[Galaxy S I9000 General] knanda:
After i flashed back to my stock JG4 the battery percentage is not right.I shows 100% in ten min after i plug-in the charger.Can anyone tell me how to reset the stats using the terminal emulator???
[Galaxy S I9000 General] carlocb:
Don't know about terminal emulator, but have you tried charging the phone while it is turned off? It seems to solve a lot of battery issues...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] exadeci:
You could have searched on android dev forum ;)

su

rm /data/system/batterystats.bin

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=722862
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zabihjan:
thx for this
[Galaxy S I9000 General] aoprea:
Not working .... not even after reboot phone... the battery stats not reseting .... at least in cm7

Not tryied in stock rom
[Android Themes] iflip:
Many of us users may not have a compatible os to use the apk editors, or may not even be adb savvy. The themes I see on xda are great but the method for applying are not very user friendly imo. It would be nice if those that are good with themeing can share their apks for download. It would be greatly appreciated.
[Android Themes] zHk3R:
Not very user friendly? ..

If you think applying a modded LauncherPro is hard, and not very user friendly I suggest you actually try reading up on the subject.

I made this post earlier. Try it out. It's not hard at all.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zagzag99:
Recently Skype has made their app finally available to the world.

Now it can work over WiFi.

(Find on their website or market)

I've tried it on NexusOne and it seems to work. Signs in (when their servers are not overloaded) and even makes calls (for free :-) between online skype users).

On HD2 Android builds the story is different:

App installed and signs in, but will force close immediately at any attempt to do more than scrolling the list of contacts.

What are your experiences?

Edit: Could it be related to LCD Density? Or compatibility Mode?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zdravoslav:
I couldn not even sign in.It says can not conect and will forse close
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nutmegy:
it works fine for me.. but that is because i use the app from 3 uk.. but yeah no problems at all.. as they have the Desire in their device portfolio i just browsed to their website from a desire build and installed it..
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] clio94:
No problems for me.it works perfect. I have darkstone's v3.1 version.i have download it from market
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jigners:
working well for me here, calls, chats everything flawless.

look at my signature
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] krat0s123:
where did you guys download skype from?? i can't even download it to my HD2 (TMoUS).

***nevermind.. it was on the market.. :D thanks anyways
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zagzag99:
Do you use the default 240 LCD Density?

Ever since it's possible to increase it I've been use 16 or 180.

I am at the moment with NexusHD2 (2.2.1) build and I will try playing with another build later today, possibly it's an issue with Android 2.2.1.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ELTinos:
Skype's working fine for me with Froyostone 3.1 (Desire) with Hastarin 7.1. First time I tried to login it gave an error for login, but I noticed it had to do with my internet connection which was already unstable both via 3G as well as WiFi. I updated my radio from 2.12.50.02 to 2.14.50.04 and now it works fine.

Sound is very clear and all features like skype credits and online numbers work properly. No videocalling yet, but hopefully we can expect it soon...

Thumbs up for Skype!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] agentaaron:
I installed it and everything worked perfectly...I was a little peeved to find out that it did not work over 3G so I uninstalled it.

Then I decided to reinstall it and wait it out for an update when we can make calls over 3G...now it will not even sign in....any ideas?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] RReckless:
No problems for me. It works perfect.

RReckless
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] stratplayer:
Eventually got it to login today.

Keep getting force close messages, especially when selecting the Details tab!

Ho hum...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] psykick5:
Works perfectly.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] SkitzoDelic:
Sometimes i cant hear the people talking but they can hear me and if i want to reboot it it takes along time to exit the app and right after that i will get an error to force close the app.

But when it works i can hear everyone clearlly and without any LAG.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zagzag99:
Just reverted to 240 and it got working.

But I hate such big density on the hd2. That's the reason I avoid sense builds to make the most from the big screen :-(

Better use nimbuzz.

Sent using XDA App
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] psykick5:
For more detail...

Skype works perfectly. I called my cousin overseas on Skype, he answered on his Nexus One. Sound was clear, with very little delay. Answering calls is a bit awkward because I was juggling it but in the end it was easy. being logged on to Skype increases battery drain, unfortunately. I went from 5mA standby to 45mA :(

Only one problem.

The screen was acting funny during the call when I held it to my ear. I'd move it back and forth to get it to turn off the screen. Sometimes it wouldn't, sometimes it would go dark but not turn off the backlight, sometimes it would.

Anyway, all of this is the app's problem, just need to wait for patches :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jadeyhd2:
I can't find it on market, and when i try downloading it from the skype website it says that it is not available for my device ??!? I'm using HyperDroid 1.5

I'm from Morocco, if there 's a restriction by country :eek: I do not see why it does not work from their website :confused:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Jace1792:
A hacked Skype was recently released, allowing you to use 3G. check Engadget for more info.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jdbpogo:
i'm running mattc's 1.8 with r7.2 kernal, 2.14 radio and energy wm rom. the app loads fine and setup ok. on my first and so far only call i could hear the other party but they could not hear me. the connection sounded very bad and i called back not using skype. that was over 3g so i don't know if i just had a not so strong signal or if it was something else. going to try on wifi and retry on 3g somewhere else. will update results.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] omigosh:
Can you guys quit skype or stop it from running? seems to be leeching my battery power..
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] juicecultus:
Seems like there is no way/ button to exit Skype, it pissed me off so I uninstalled it :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] burpingboy:
i'm from Singapore. I downloaded skype off the market, not hacked or etc, but i could use it over 3G.

Tried a skype call with my brother in UK, worked well, no apparent delay, except the volume was quite soft.

it is possible to exit skype, you have to go to options and change your status to "sign out".
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] donhu:
Doesnt work for me

Skype (from the market) didnt work for me either, no sure what the reason. It crashes (force closes) as soon as i try to make a call.

Im running hyperdroid 1.5 im gonna test out the hacked version and post what happens...

SO: it still doesnt work :( the first time i tried installing the hacked version, it rebooted my phone, then it went through the second time, only to yield the same mistakes as market skype app
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] trmacdonal:
I don't think Skype works unless your lcd density is 240. It works fine for me in sense builds and in Bangsters when I change the lcd density to 240. It just force closes when I do anything if the lcd density is at 180.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zagzag99:
I also have a nexus one and on some ROMs Skype simply closes without even a "force close" message.

It's amazing how the software quality really got worse from version to version.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] adr1st:
lets commenting skype in google market
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] svennipp:
I can confirm, works with 240dpi but not 180dpi.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Dblfstr:
Skype over 3G

There is a modified skype.apk that will work over 3G if anyone is interested - Follow the link:

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/xeudoxus/78843-apks-unlocked-apps.html

I can report that skype works fine for me (when it connects).
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Timp74:
Skype Eats Batteries..

I've installed it okay, haven't tried calls over Wifi or G3, But having it running in the background eats the battery on standby.. I'm on shubCRAFT with a hastarin r8 kernel and no setCPU. Power management is otherwise quite good.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Yatmund:
Has anyone gotten the update to work at all?

It signs me in and everything, can even chat and all but I can't make calls to a mobile number, I just get a call failed error ??
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Galford88:
Cannot sign in

Using NexusHD2 gingerbread v2.2, radio 2.15, HD2 EU, LCD Density 240

Skype could not sign in and it is not giving any error, just showing signing in label and do nothing.

Fring works ok, but skype not. (i need both pc to phone, and phone to phone voip solution)

Any ideas, how can i login with skype?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dexter26:
Hi im using imilkas ram desire hd 1.0.installed skype-working great even calling over 3g and wifi is working but i cant see and be seen by anyone.i was looking all over settings but couldnt find a way how to turn the video on.

Am i missing something here???
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Galford88:
Video call currently not available on Android version of skype.

But there will be an update on 28th February which will add video call functionality
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] laerador:
So Skype works relatively good on my HD2 (Android 2.3.2 NAND). Got it strait from the Market, installed, was able to make calls. Both WiFi and Data worked, I walked a 2 miles long road while taking part in a phone conference (3-4people) and droped out maybe once due to connection-loss/bad reception.

Overall: Positive, it works (even with conference calls)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] and_p:
I use Skype with DL DesireZ 2.6&3.4 SD build. There is nice sound quality for speaking via wifi or 3G. But via GPRS/EDGE I can use only chat. Sound quality in this mode is VERY bad for my operator.
[Vibrant General] lazylilsnoop:
is there a way to remove the useless icon in my application page?

eg, amazon MP3, all share, gogo, kindle etc?