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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KaliKot:
try SetCPU for conserving/overclocking your device,

Titanium Backup is godsend! well worth the price
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VooDoo.maGiK:
Try rom manager from the market, it will assist in making a more comprohensive backup

Most custom roms should have a good install guide with them and aslong as you read it first, download everything first, and not get scared off by the reference to all the diferent csc files its qctually fairly easy. In the event that it does go wrong it probably was a user error but easily fixed by going over the steps again (i myself only just flashed my first android last weekend, and the improvement is worth the time and small hassle of learning to do it your self).

Some good apps are ShootMe (screenshot app), rescan media root (controls the media scanner function), cache cleaner, and there are some wifi transfer app that need root to work (still fairly new/beta/buggy). Not root but the xda forum app aswell :-)

Hope that helps a bit
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KaliKot:
oh and autokiller to alter the minfree setting. makes the phone fly!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reydoog:
Root file manager

I am looking for a good root file manager - one that allows me to see whole device. Anyone know of a good one?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave2312:
Root Explorer is the best file manager i've come across, works great and well worth the price.

Best apps (I know these dont all require root) I've come across are

"App 2 SD" - This moves your installed apps (that are compatible) to your external memory card to save phone memory

"Titanium backup" (root) - As mentioned above, its a great backup tool for your apps and settings

"CacheMate" (root) - clears your apps cache, helps speed things up

"MixGet" - increase headphone volume, very useful if you find output it quiet, be careful not to deafen yourself :)

"PhoneMyPC" - Connect via wifi to your computer and control, useful if you want to be lazy and sit back to move the mouse :P

Best thing to do is goto market and search "root", that will return the majority of them

"Handcent SMS" - Very customisable sms app, much better than stock samsung one

Good games:

Angry Birds - This is free but includes ad's (turn off internet on phone so they dont display)

Talking Tom cat - repeats everything you say in a funny voice

Need for speed Shift - Excellent graphics, really good racing game

Asphalt 5 - (can get this free from samsung apps)

Widgets I use:

Accuweather - self explanatory, great for the days weather, includes a clock (find this on samsung apps on F.W JPM) available in market

Facebook - Facebook Status updates

If I think of any others I'll let you know
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coldlazymo:
OK so, everytime i update my firmware, my images disappear.

by this i mean, they were in the gallery before i updated but now gone after the update.

this has happened numerous times, going from any firmware to any other, i think the only time it didnt happen was from jm6 to jm8.

also its pictures and videos from both the internal sd and the external sd. the music remains along with all other data however, can someone please explain this to me?

and it is not limited to pictures/videos taken with the camera, its ones i have transferred over also.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamianGto:
That's way you should take a backup before you flash a firmware.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickyboo:
Thats really odd, I've NEVER lost any data on my internal sd since I first got my SGS back in July and i've flashed atleast 10 times. Honestly I have no idea and I think you are the only one with that problem. But yeh. Always make a backup. Get a 3rd party app
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coldlazymo:
Yes I already have backups, so I'm not really losing them, it's just annoying that it's only photos and videos that disappear. And it's only after a new flash. I've tried rescanning them and nothing shows up, I take out the memory card and they are not there, the folders are there but nothing else. Like I said all other data is there. Downloads etc.

Any idea why this could be happening?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
make sure you configure the camera to record/save to the EXTERNAL SD card, by default it saves to the internal SD card
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coldlazymo:
Again I already have but, as I said before, it's both the external and internal sd. They both lose only images and videos. All other data is there. It's very confusing.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamianGto:
Never heard about this.

I have flashed my phone alot of times and noting on my external card is touched.

I done this on my girlfriends phone to. All is untouched.

It also wise to remove all card when flashing.

So the question is what i do you do when you are flashing.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coldlazymo:
I do what I have been told, load up odin, put in the code modem and csc files, then press flash, no repartition. And the appropriate put file. I follow the instructions as put on this website for flashing the firmware. And I use titanium backup to backup everything. As far as I know, I am doing everything I should.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
very very strange indeed

i don't lose what is on my External SD, only what is in my Internal SD (which is expected)

no idea why it would also format your External SD

solution is simple regardless

just take out your External SD before you flash
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shirley.tseng:
I'm having issues changing an EditText to lowercase after a previous EditText was set to capitalize all characters. Has anyone run into this issue and found a fix?
[Epic 4G General] tomfubarr:
Anyone know how to get wireless teather to work on the samsung epic?
[Epic 4G General] tomfubarr:
Ok problem fixed

Ok finally after days of searching the site i finally found the way to make my wireless teather work on my epic. Go here and do the exact thing it says to. Mine works flawless now, with 800 kbps down load on only one test

remounted my system as r/w

downloaded SuperUser by ChainsDD: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=682828

Menu >> check for newer SU >> yes install

Downloaded and installed this wifi-tether: http://code.google.com/p/android-wif...Samsung+Galaxy

I also have busybox installed.

wifi tether shows up as an Adhoc, but not as an access point.
[Epic 4G General] sablemonster:
Have you tried flashing the Mobile AP tool through clockworkmod recovery? Its a native app that was designed for the galaxy s.
[Epic 4G General] LordLugard:
:):):) hahahahahaha :):):) wireless teather...

hahahaha
[Epic 4G General] nate13jp:
i found the working apk http://code google com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/detail?id=449 (replace the spaces with dots)
[Epic 4G General] ultra78721:
Interesting...I'm gonna try it out myself...

Thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] gjtorikian:
I've got an idea for a mod I want to make. I know where to find the Java code in the AOSP. This afternoon I spent some time futzing around with framework-res.apk; I used apktool to uncompress/decompile it, made some goofy changes, rebuilt the .apk, then signed and pushed back to my phone successfully.

Now, I want to make programmatic changes. So I pulled services.jar, decompiled with apktool again, and got my .smali files. Unfortunately, I don't understand the format whatsoever. I'm trying to do something more complicated than simply changing colors/graphics.

I want to know whether I can download the Android source, make my modification to the Java file I need, and recreate a services.jar out of it all. Is that possible? If so, is there a tutorial somewhere?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adeel.:
Hi there when i got X10i my Bluetooth was fine but after 026 update while sending files it say "Error cannont sent" with out any reason . I repaired it with SE companion it work but after 3days same thing is happening. Is it due to some third party aap but I didn't installed any aap for bluetooth plz help me out...... Thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] berbecverde:
I tried to send to my wives se w595 some ringtones and got the same message.
[Wing, P4350 ROM development] numaverick:
I want change pagepool in my pda..

but I use linux now and everything works in windows..

is possible use some to change pagepool from my t.mo wing?

thanks in advance.
[Captivate General] boe_dye:
I seem to be encountering a slight inconsistency in regards to mounting the phone unto my windows 7 box.

Essentially what happens is this: I plug my phone into the computer and the little dialogue box pops up onto my phone (Kies, Mass Storage, PC Internet etc). I push "Mass Storage" and ideally what is supposed to happen is that the phone mounts onto windows.

Unfortunately it doesn't seem to mount.

What does happen is that the drive letter shows up, usually F:\ but it's not mounted.

When I pull down the settings menu, it says that USB is connected and that's about all.

I will unplug my phone, replug it back in again invoking the USB menu only this time, I will hit the "Home/House" button, or the "Back" button which will take me to the home screen.

I will drag down the settings menu like before, only this time under the USB box, when pressed it gives me the option to mount which if pressed, mounts the phone and gives me the ability to access it.

So whats the problem? It's very inconsistent. It doesn't always do that. Sometimes I have to unplug and replug my phone in to invoke the mount USB option.

My questions are these: Is anyone else having the same issue? Am I just not using this correctly? Is there any simple way to just "mount usb"? An app or perhaps a function that I'm not seeing?

Thanks!
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Out of box, you always need to manually mount the drives once connected. It does not auto-mount. I was told there is an app that can auto-mount for you.

If you're running 2.1 firmware, the mount option is in notification area. If you're running 2.2 firmware, there will be a USB mass storage screen where you can click on the mount button.
[Captivate General] boe_dye:
That's fine manually mounting the drive, my question is: How do I mount the drive if there is no way (that I can find) that gives me the option except for the seemingly random "mount USB" box that comes up 7/10 times in the drop down settings dialogue?
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
It comes up 100% for me.
[Captivate General] boe_dye:
Could you describe the process in which you do? Perhaps I am doing something wrong in the procedure.
[Captivate General] Hydrocharged:
It comes up randomly for me too. I didn't have this problem on 2.1 Eclair. It isn't anything crippling, but it is annoying. It happens half the time for me.
[Captivate General] boe_dye:
I should mention too, that i am running Eclair 2.1.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Nothing special. Plug in the USB cable and go to notification area to mount the USB drives. I do configure my phone to prompt for USB mode everytime I connect.

You may want to try different USB ports on your PC.
[Captivate General] Smoghog:
My buddy has a Captivate that mounts fine in mass storage mode, except it brings up the windows dialog box saying "no disk in drive: Retry?" every time. It doesn't fail to work or anything, the sd card is accessible without any problems. It just throws up that dialog every time. It's rather annoying. Anyone seen this before?
[Captivate General] sremick:
Change it to "ask" instead of be "Mass storage" every time. I bet it'll work.

You might find that then changing it back makes it work again. Otherwise just leave it at "ask".
[Captivate General] Dani897:
i never had it work in ask on connection mode, and it annoyingly always wants to launch kies no matter what setting i use even after messing with the setting in windows. i have more success with the phone in debugging mode and mounting from the notification menu. it may be that the other options wont work in debugging mode and the computer isn't trying to mount it as an mtp device because of kies.

if i was still on eclair id test it to make sure, my memory gets alittle fuzzy. froyo seems to work better in that area.
[Captivate General] david717:
Your saying you just get "USB connected" instead of the norm "USB connected, select here to copy files to/from your computer" in the blind menu?

Happens to me as well. Usually if I reboot both the computer and phone I'm good to go. I didn't have the problem on 2.1.
[Captivate General] mobius911:
The method that has never failed for me is to turn on USB debugging. Then when I connect the USB, I always get the second notification in the pulldown screen with the text "Select to copy files...". Clicking that brings up a box to mount (or some less vague word choice in 2.2), and accepting that always works to show the 2 drives on my computer.

USB debugging completely circumvents the USB settings panel. You can either use one or the other, not both. I have always found the USB debugging approach to be totally reliable. Right now on Cog2.2 Beta6 both approaches work fine, but I usually leave USB debugging activated for other reasons so I use that method by default.
[Epic 4G General] tonysohn:
Just read the article on Gizmodo.com that was posted this afternoon.

http://gizmodo.com/5663890/the-ultimate-smartphone-camera-battle

Guess who the winner is?

Yep, Samsung Epic 4G. ;)

Not surprising though since I'm very happy with my camera.

As a smartphone camera, I think it's as good as it gets.
[Epic 4G General] churro7:
it is a good camera

evos is too slow this one is lightning fast
[Epic 4G General] J3ff:
What a ridiculous test. Who runs these websites? Highschool kids? Middle school kids?

They are "testing" cameras while they:

- Take the photo from different angles

- Take the photo with different color clothes on the subject

- Allow the subject to change her hair

- are taking pictures on different days?

- What is this Censor word when talking about camera?? 7 times???

REALLY?!

LOL, these sites are such noobs.
[Epic 4G General] pg2k3:
As a person that came from an HTC Hero I can truly say that the Epic4G has made me believe in taking camera shots from a phone again. The 5 Megapixel camera on the Hero just doesn't compare.

I wish HTC would focus on installing a quality sensor rather than upping the Megapixels to make phone look better on paper. Its kinda like overclocking a CPU and Marketing it at that speed knowing damn well it well it would be more stable if it was clocked down a bit with similar performance.
[Epic 4G General] pg2k3:
Even though the test controls were less than perfect they at least gave an unbiased review of all the pictures. You have to at least give them that. Isnt Gizmodo usually more inclined to Apple and their Iphone?
[Epic 4G General] J3ff:
I give them nothing. The whole comparison is hogwash. You cannot compare something in a valid manner unless you do it the same way with every item you are comparing.
[Epic 4G General] ultra78721:
Lol this guy!! Pure jealousy s:D

Im not surprised at all...The EPIC is the best phone ever......it smashes the evo:eek:

Get over it evo owners.....

And the FLAMING begins:)
[Epic 4G General] arashed31:
This article was written by Maximum PC and reposted by Gizmodo. Maximum PC is actually a little anti-iPhone. When it first came out they were all over, it but since Android became popular they've dropped everything else.

In fact, most Maximum PC editors are... surprise... anti-Apple! (who knew?)
[Epic 4G General] pg2k3:
That definitely would have required a universal tripod of some sort, As well as consistent test subjects completely across the board. Cuz as you pointed out, the angles were different in some of the pictures.
[Epic 4G General] J3ff:
I own an Epic, my dad has the evo! LOL and I do think it has the best camera out of all of them!! I just can't stand when someone writes a steaming pile and then thinks it's somehow valid.
[Epic 4G General] J3ff:
A tripod, a dummy and some tape is all that they needed.
[Epic 4G General] ultra78721:
Not to mention u have to be in well lit areas the evo sucky camera does horrible in dark areas. The EPIC simply and obviously has a better camera than the evo. HANDS DOWN:eek:
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Yea, the test was absolute garbage, but I do believe that the Epic has the nicest camera of all of those phones they tested. They could have easily taken pictures of stationary objects like fruit while placing the cameras sitting still in the exact same place. Same for the contrast shot of that chicks face. Put the phones on a stationary surface so they are not moving, and then take the pictures while telling the subject to be as still as possible.
[Epic 4G General] mj71:
Excellent points. This test is garbage.
[Epic 4G General] churro7:
just that discredits the photos?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sushi143:
hi, i'm from the x10 forum converting to a nexus one =) I searched around and I'm a little bit confused about rooting for flashing roms. I see some guides about unlocking the bootloader first, then rooting. ( i think old method??) Now theres the one click root, am i required to unlock the bootloader first, then use the 1 click root, because i know the 1 click root doesn't unlock the bootloader.

so first do i have to unlock bootloader, and if i do, can i use the 1 click root with unlocking bootloader? and can i load a rom after i root without unlocking the bootloader?

I also read on a different website that unlocking the bootloader is only required for phones locked to a provider, so does that mean that if i unlock the bootloader, my phone will also be network unlocked?

Just want to get this right so i dont' brick my new phone tomorrow :rolleyes:
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
You don't need to unlock the bootloader.

Once rooted, you will need a custom recovery to flash new roms.

Make sure you use a recovery that is compatible with your screen (SLCD requires the newer Amon Ra).

Check out the wiki:

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nexus_One
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxys:
U can use this new SuperOneClick v1.4 (Root, Enable Non-Market App, Get UNLOCK code):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inferus:
Better to Unlock bootloader

One click root is an amazing thing. It helps you root your android and install recovery without unlocking bootloader and voiding your warranty. But its better to unlock your bootloader just to be on the safer side. Stock roms flash both the Rom and the recovery. Froyo 2.2.1 even reverts an already rooted device.

Warning: your warranty will be void if you unlock bootloader.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmstlist:
Wrong thread - that app is for the AT&T Captivate. :P
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxys:
Wrong, the thread's 1st post states what devices it works on and the Nexus is listed...

"It works with almost all phones and all android versions. (including the i9000, Droid, Nexus One)"
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmstlist:
Okay but why do we Nexus folks care that the app can get Samsung unlock codes and enable a feature that was never disabled on our phones in the first place? :p

And why would we prefer a Windows app to an on-device root method?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sushi143:
@danger-rat thanks for the info, i didn't realize that there would be a difference between slcd and amoled, I got the amoled one so i think i'm safe on most recoveries?

@galaxys and inferus- oneclickroot is the best, thats how i got my x10 rooted, but sony's epic fail is forcing me to change over to something more updated, i'm sick of being stuck on 1.6. so no worries about bootloader?

can anyone answer my last question, is my phone locked to tmobile only until i unlocked it? or does it come unlock, and it just a tmobile version because its compatible with tmo 3g?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
The Nexus isn't locked to any carrier, but the hardware is specific to different frequencies. For example, I took my T-Mo nexus to the UK earlier this year, switched out the SIM for an Orange one, and everything was great. However, if I use an AT&T SIM, I will only get 2G speeds because AT&T uses a 3G frequency that's not supported by the T-Mo nexus hardware.

Do a wiki search on the carrier you want, and it will list the operating frequencies for their network - just compare with you phone specs for compatibility.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] janorton05:
I've been looking into tablets and have every intention of getting the galaxy s as soon as its available. I've also been searching for a cheap alternative just to use as a ebook reader for the massive amounts of java and android development books i have been downloading. I'm a walgreens employee and looking at my next weeks ad i found this android powered tablet on sale for $99.99. I can not find anything on the internet about this tablet though.

Maylong*M-150 Universe Tablet PC Powered By Android | Walgreens

I do plan on buying it tomorrow for a ebook reader and i figured that i would practice hacking on it. Rather screw up a $100 device than a couple hundred. If anyone finds any info post up and I'll let you guys know how it works when I get it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] boxx3:
This looks like a good deal. Im just curious on how it handles. I may go purchase one myself tonight or tomorrow.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] richardf@hotmail.com:
Maylong M-150

I ordered one today. It looks like no store purchase possible.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xfiles00xx:
Maylong 7-inch M-150

does anyone know what the website for the company who makes this? ive tries

Maylong.com and searches for an 1/2 hour now thank u
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] janorton05:
Hopefully the papers that come with it will have the hardware stats and manufacturer details and website. I'll let you know as soon as i get it. If it is pretty decent i may throw a quick demo video on youtube.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tecjunkie:
I don't think they are ready. It's going to be like Augen.

http://www.maylonggroup.com/M-150_MID.htm

Operating System:

Android 1.6 version

M-150 Universe Tablet PC Specifications:

CPU	ARM9(VM8505+)

Memory	RAM	128MB DDR

Flash	Built-in Flash

Display	Touch Panel	7" TFT LCD

Resolution 800 X 480 Pixels

WIFI	802.11b/g

Input/Output

Touch Panel

Resistive type touch panel

Speaker	Built-in loud speaker, 1W

SD/MMC	T-Flash card slot

USB	USB 2.0 high speed

Buttons/Switches	Power On/Off, Reset

Battery	Built-in Li-Polymer battery

Charger	Input	AC 100-240V, 0.5A

Output	9V, 1500MA

Physical Characteristics	Dimension	7.5" X 4.6" X 0.3"

Weight	12 OZ
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Themiddie:
wrong specs posted

Looks like these specs are incorrect.

256RAM

Android 2.0

Network/USB dongle for potential 3G

Runs Youtube great and has same e-reader as Samsung.

The website link is correct
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] danobegood:
You get one of these today? I got one arriving "soon" and curious about performance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tecjunkie:
That is weird. They must have just updated their website. I copied it right from their site at the time.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] danobegood:
I recall as well, android 1.6. Actually I have the page still open from yesterday and it clearly shows the original specs. The page title is ML-205 on yesterdays view but today's has the html title correctly shown as M-150 Universe Tablet PC Features. Strange as it may sound I was looking forward to an earlier os device. Will repost when Walgreens delivers tablet to the door.

I had a reference to an ebay seller, don't buy the $15 memory chips as the seller is a fraud.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] richardf@hotmail.com:
I got my Mylong M-150 today. I ordered Saturday. Everything works and has about everything, camera, 256 ram,2 G storage, micro SD slot. I'm pleased with it.