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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] secano:
Easy buddy! Buy a Droid and lay it on top of the HD2. Voila! "Droid on HD2"...you can get Android to boot on your HD2 though...just search!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dubie76:
Your kidding right?

Is this guy really asking this question?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] tinkoo81:
You can search Craigslist for someone who can out android on your phone for 20 bucks or so. Otherwise there is a very nice thread Un sticky called complete guide to android on hd2.... you can umread that ... do some research n you will be on your way...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mattfmartin:
I wish I was a mod
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] polo735:
This smells more like a troll than a n00b if you ask me.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] RedWave31:
...or maybe not? Welcome to real life.

Try being a mobile phone salesperson during summertime.

- You'll change more ringtones and introduce people to their own phones (RTFM isn't allowed) than spend time actually selling or counseling.

- Technology just ain't for everyone, but marketing is GREAT. Now grandma can make Sudoku's on her brand new 700$ iPhone 4. Neat.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dennka:
Hi all, hope to get help. I have unlocked unrooted on 024 X10. There was a reason to do reset settings, after that I was able to connect to the internet. after half a day, I usually enable/disable wifi, no sim, I could not connect, it shows it is obtaining IP and then Unsuccsesful, tried to remove connection, tried another WEP keys, still no go. I have 3 pc connected, one Samsung phone at that moment and wifi router allows 6 devices to be added. Any thoughts?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shiwantha:
Im assuming its the WIFI security mode on the router. check and change it to WEP or WPA personal or WPA2 personal on the router. and keep encryption on TKIP or AES state.

I had some connection issues on enterprise mode. delete the key on the phone and try to connect again.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noblackthunder:
hey there could be several resons for that ... the first is the signal qualety .. al phones have comparet to pc 50 % les signal strengs normaly ... there could be aloso a problem with your router ... i had somthing simular befor .. it got fix when i change my router... yes and even if you have 3 pc in the wifi with no problem it still can be your router ... since i hade the exact same problem ... 4 pc workt fine but the 5th pc and all my phone's could not connect at all .. if you can try the phone at an nother router ... se if its the router or the phone ^^
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] noodles2224:
I see that people have those apps running; its in the status bar.. but is recommended? I just want to make the use of the phone to run on its max without performance loss, as we all. But before, in other forums.. Froyo didn't need any of that... ??????
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] dilfatx:
I use auto memory manager..
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] malemutekid:
no, they're not needed. the OS will handle that got you and if you do need to kill an app or service, you can do it in Settings > Applications.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] gaarry:
Android is pretty good at battery and performance management so not really.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] noodles2224:
Ok thanks..i just see pictures of the apps being runand I just wonder if we need it or why people use them.. Or is it just because to make them feel better
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] SiliconKnight:
I use a task manager, back in the day with the g1 it really helpped out saving bettery life im not so sure how much extra life I'm going to get with the g2 but we'll see
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] AreOh:
I think it is needed seeing as how apps just start and run on their own.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] gaarry:
Yeah, just once in a while kill some programs, and you'll be fine.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] malemutekid:
Sure but you dont need a task killer to do that. Just go to Settings - Running Services and then just touch whatever service you want to kill.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] EfemaN:
Just in case you haven't seen this:

As long as you aren't put off by rooting for some reason, the following thread can help you disable all applications of your choosing from booting up (and the settings stay after a reboot). Goodbye Photobucket and Amazon.

Edit: Err, forgot to add: following that, you will rarely ever need to kill any processes, as the unwanted ones should be off anyway.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] asarousi:
task killers usually just kill your available resources:

http://lifehacker.com/5650894/andro...ed-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] kinacool:
But is it true that in g2 u can not kill ana app like in older version, u have to force stop? I find my self doing that.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] slinky1914:
U don't really need a task killer. I don't anymore. I just force stop only the apps that hang or stop responding other than that what's the point of killing an app if its just gonna start back up. 2.2 does a really good job of memory management anyway. If u don't want an app running in the background temp root and uninstall it.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Sv3nt3k:
From what I remember reading, in Froyo their Kill API is handled different in such that the application/service isn't really "killed" it just restarts.

I could be wrong, but my understanding is that memory management and simply just management as a whole is much better in Froyo. I only use a task manager just to see what's running. If something does go haywire or hangs, then I'd step in. Otherwise, I just like the information being displayed; makes me feel like I know what's running back there. :)
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] 338lm:
This is from the developer of Mobile Defense:

"Note, we do not recommend installing task killer applications. These type of apps have the ability to kill other running applications with the promise of freeing memory. Not only are these apps unnecessary but they also waste battery and introduce instability by killing necessary processes. Google Android Engineers and leading Android developers are beginning to speak out against task killer apps:

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

hxxp://droidtalk.net/should-i-install-a-task-managerkiller-on-my-android-device/

hxxp://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/04/multitasking-android-way.html

And my favorite, with Cyanogen Twitter quotes:

hxxp://androinica.com/2010/05/07/google-and-cyanogen-comments-imply-task-killermanager-apps-are-pointless/

Even the developer of Advance Task Manager admits that it's not needed on new devices!

Arron La, developer of Advance Task Manager, suggests that task killers are more important for legacy devices like the G1 and phones running older versions of Android.

“Task Managers were absolutely needed in the past before the new services UI came out in Android 2.0 or 2.1,” La said in an e-mail. “Task Managers had a niche of allowing users to quickly kill services associated with apps – including all the other stuff as well, such as alarms – but that was the only way to do it before the introduction of the new services UI.”
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] crow26:
Task killers only cause problems and eat up your battery.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] atlp99:
Taskillers only for Android < 2.1

On Android 2.1 and later there is no need for task killers, the OS handles memory and apps much more efficiently than in older versions of Android.

Task killers were needed for the best performance on Android before 2.1 but overusing them could be detrimental to performance also.

My general rule is no task killers on 2.1 and later versions but sparring use of task killers on anything earlier.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] D.J.CaSpER:
To me taskers kill ur battery because they r always running. I use hot reboot it restarts the phone from bootscreen not from the slash. So it takes me about 14 too 17 secs to restart my phone. Sense i use my phone for almost everything. Rebooting to kill all apps and start from fresh is good for me sense it takes no time to do so.

sent from the moon on my Evo 4g
[Fascinate General] Chuban7:
Im running Jt's Super Clean ROM

Jts Voodoo lagfix kernel oc'd to 1.2 ghz

What is Your Quadrant Scores?
[Fascinate General] Daswolven:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_BsXYkhI5C_Q/TMJYKbJHNyI/AAAAAAAADh0/m7xNT7sBdsw/s288/[UNSET].jpg
[Fascinate General] Chuban7:
what kernal and rom are u using?
[Fascinate General] Daswolven:
Jt 1200, voodoo on my own bare boned stock.
[Fascinate General] saps:
Dirrk's D02 1200LV
[Fascinate General] juwon2:
Dirrk's 1250LV
[Fascinate General] theraptscallion:
Consistently scoring 1525 running dirk's LV1100 and a metric **** ton of widgets and processes to make my work life better, now if only I could keep the gps from sucking
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] touchjon:
im trying to find really cool widgets to use i like a busy screen even if there pointless
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _MetalHead_:
System Info Widget is pretty awesome.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonys2r:
I personally love the feel of my vibrant without the silicon casing on but unfortunately, I have to go with it whenever I leave the house to protect it from knicks and knacks (plus I always seem to drop my phone...)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangxi:
I have a screen protector (REALOOK) and a TPU case. I too like the way the phone feels and looks without a case but yea, it needs to be protected. My old G1 got bang up pretty bad by not using protection... LOL...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chadti99:
I've had my vibrant in a case since day one but still have scratches all over the body. I think the shiny plastic material is just scratch prone. If I had to do over I would have tried some of the clear body armor type product. Definitely love the bare feel, may just go without a case and hope replacement parts become available.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raduque:
I have the stealthguards screen protector and battery cover protector. Both are mainly on there just for weight and grip and the front is also on to make my vibrant have a flush front.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erickomen27:
Silicone = ****

polyurethane Is The Way To Go, Alot More Protective And A Better Fit For Your Phone
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qreffie:
I rock mine naked. I had a hard clear case for my G1, but it really didn't do a whole lot of good and my screen didn't get scratched at all. The Vibrant has gorilla glass and you get a 2nd back cover out of the box so I decided to go without.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acspin:
I've got a realook screen protector and the tmobile gel case.

My battery cover AND the faux metal bezel are pretty scratched up. Been in the case since day one, so I suspect the gel case scratches it. Go figure.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ed1380:
I honestly didn't like the bare feel. Too slippery and small, so now I have a rubber case in it. Fits like a glove and grips better while still sliding out of the pocket without sticking. And of course a screen protector. I kept one on my g1 since day one. Its beaten to hell, the lip part is cracked and the sdcard unmounts if you apply pressure but the screen is flawless lol
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmas0n:
I use a Casemate Tough Case and have been using this style of case on all my phones for years. Usually Otterbox, but they took too long this time around so I gave the Casemate a try. I never drop my phone, but I have two kids under 5, so the cases are definitely tested from time to time. There are no better cases if you want real protection, IMO.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smutek:
I've got the hard Body Glove case with the black rubberized back. I haven't tried any other cases because I really like this one. The phone just felt too fragile to me without a case, this gives it a little bulk and makes it feel a little more substantial.

No screen protector. I haven't seen the need for one. I'm not super careful with it either and will carry it in a pocket with keys and loose change pretty often. Been doing this for 2 months and no scratches on my screen. The screen is definitely pretty tough.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesey10:
this is a $500 phone, and it's slippery. I drop **** all the time so i got the silicon case. it looks lumpy, but it's worth it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoDataFound:
I have the same case and 3 kids under 5. Its the best option for me and feels really solid while holding.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demo23019:
I have hybrid TPU case, and so do allot of others here

...id vote but not listed in poll...hint hint
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pavvy:
Couldn't have said it better. I use the BG case, and love it -- the look, the kickstand, the added bulk. (The "naked" (ugh) phone is too thin to hold comfortably on a call; and others have said, it's slippery as hell.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ELStiko:
I utilized the stealthguard front and back. So its practically naked.. but not naked
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] i900:
me like sexi like bikini oki

:D hottie girls
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ensonnosne:
I'm amazed by the durability of the screen. I don't make it a habit of putting it in my pocket with anything inside, but when I have and cringed as I pulled it out expecting scratches, to my surprise no scratches.

As a rule, the harder the cover material, the more the shock will be transferred directly to the phone. The same for the sticker types which are more for protection against scratches.

I ended up buying a cover from tmo because the phone felt a little slippery by itself. Its made of silicone and think enough to absord some of the impact if it is dropped and us les likely to slip out of your hand.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gatesmarch123:
I bought the tmo black silicone case. I really like it because it adds grip and gives the phone a more solid, quality feel. One thing I've noticed is if you take the back cover plate off too much...it gets loose and creaky. They really should have gone with the slide lock type.

Sent from: my Vibrant juiced with Eugene's 2.2 Froyo JPM
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Case-Mate Tough Case.. no screen protector here
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patriot1973:
I use a RealLook screen protector and one of these clear, hard cases:

http://www.buy.com/pr/product.aspx?sku=217139826

Super inexpensive (bought 2, 1 extra to have on-hand)! Been using clear hard cases like these since my MyTouch3G and I've dropped it (the MT3G) several times onto concrete without a single scratch or damage to the phone. The case took the brunt of the impact. Put a very small crack in it, but nothing else. Ended up replacing it anyway, but that was enough to make me buy them for the Vibrant now. I just don't get that sense of protection from a semi-thin silicone sleeve. Sort of like gluing a bunch of balloons to the exterior of your car and thinking it's going to protect you in a head-on collision. Just not buying it...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N729CD:
Hello. I would like to know how to flash the virus xxx revolution theme I have already rooted my Evo with unrevoked and it is now rooted with Rom manager app also. I don't know what to do to get a Rom or whatever I really like this theme though. please help.
[Vibrant General] DarkAgent:
The way that I understand power saving mode is that it saves juice by changing backlight based on what is on the screen. However in order to do this it.means cpu would be constantly used. So does power saving mode really save juice? Is the amount of battery saved by changing backlight more than the battery used by constant cpu usage?
[Vibrant General] kangxi:
That's a good question but I highly doubt that they would add the feature if they didn't test that it actually saved power. But, stranger things have happened.
[Vibrant General] DarkAgent:
I assume you aren't basing that statement on recent events of failed quality control on high-end phones :p
[Vibrant General] lemarg:
No, it does not.
[Vibrant General] kangxi:
And this is based on???
[Vibrant General] Bronk93:
From what I have read, having power saving mode on is another process the cpu has to worry about therefore possibly causing more battery drain. Personally I have disabled power saving mode and auto brightness and have experienced a slight improvement in battery life. I use the slide on taskbar feature to adjust brightness manually.
[Vibrant General] steel_3d:
I have both Power Saving Mode and Automatic Brightness on, 3G off, and I get over 40 hours in normal use! I hope that tells you these settings don't drain the battery and you shouldn't worry about having them turned on.

It is NOT putting an undue burden on the cpu, and small amounts of CPU usage have MUCH less effect than powering the screen.
[Vibrant General] intruda119:
I have to ask what is normal use for you? Cant imagine getting 40 hrs on any device besides a BBerry.
[Vibrant General] Shack544:
I find that the 'auto settings' takes away from a session - screen dimming and back again. Swipe to adjust brightness seems to work fine. As far as I'm concerned, the Vibrant is running normal when usage puts Screen at 83% or so.. After all, we bought it for the display to begin with :)
[Vibrant General] tjhart85:
They released the phone without doing adaquate testing on the GPS.

HTC released the G2 without turning it upside down & seeing the hinge go a flyin.

Just because they threw a feature in doesn't mean that it's been tested.

We're the testers :D
[Vibrant General] joe.kerwin:
He keeps is 3G off, thats what's saving the battery. That and he probably was sleeping for 16+ of those 40 hours.
[Vibrant General] DarkAgent:
Just an FYI, I have been running my phone on automatic brightness + power saving mode for the past few days as opposed to my usual lowest brightness + no power saving mode; and usually I would get inbetween 3.5-4 hours of screen time (depending on what I did) but now I am getting 4-4.5 hours (same usage). Obviously the automatic brightness does not improve battery life over lowest brightness all the time, so power saving mode must be doing something right -- something aside from just lowering screen brightness as needed.
[Vibrant General] martin0641:
That is a feature of 2.1 that is intended to help people with LED backlit screens by turning off LEDs in areas that are black. We have SAMOLEDS, which are lit by pixel, and we get battery battery life by using black themes. That is why Fusion 1.1 is nearly all black, and gets insane battery life.
[Vibrant General] Kubernetes:
Actually, that doesn't tell us anything. What is your battery life like with Power Saving and Auto Brightness off?
[Captivate General] ryanhumphries:
I was thinking of buying an external bluetooth-gps receiver for my car and using it along with one of the presumed-to-work bluetooth-gps apps on the android market as a possible work-around to this galactic gps freak-show. Has anybody had any luck with this method or even tried it on a Captivate or any Galaxy S model for that matter? Any exceptional unit vs software combos? How about BTGPS with Froyo?
[Captivate General] chirs:
Search market for bluetooth GPS mouse, works great, free version will disconnected after 10 minutes.
[Captivate General] ag4vr:
Unsuccessful

I've got a tom tom bluetooth gps receiver and could not get it to work at all on my Captivate with Cognition 2.2b6.
[Captivate General] Philux:
Try using "Bluetooth GPS Provider" works great on the captivate when I need to have a reliable GPS. Best of all its FREE!!!

http://www.appbrain.com/app/bluetooth-gps-provider/de.mobilej.btgps
[Captivate General] kimocal:
Thanks for the heads up. I was wondering about this as I found my old bluetooth GPS I used to use for my Imate Jam the other day. I'll give this a try.
[Captivate General] TheSopranos16:
Does anyone know of an old WM app that can turn a phone into an external bluetooth GPS? I have an old HTC Fuze and a Tilt 2...I'd like to use them as an external GPS for my captivate..Any Ideas?
[Captivate General] z28james:
You sparked my interest as I have a HTC mogul laying around. I am going to try this:

http://forum.gpsgate.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3968

I will let you know if it works.

Edit: It works like a champ. Here is where i downloaded the app: http://gpsgate.com/products/gpsgate_client

Looks like they will be getting 19 bucks from me and my mogul just found a new purpose :P
[Captivate General] ryanhumphries:
Ok that sounds like a possibility... Going to try this on my htc tilt 2... Thanks! :)
[Captivate General] phlunkie:
Thank you for the link
[Captivate General] TheSopranos16:
I tried GPSGate as well and it worked for me. I tested it with Google Maps this morning and it really is amazing how well my 3 year old HTC Fuze can track me. I guess whats really amazing here is how badly my shiny new Captivate can track...but it was nice to see how well Google Maps Navigation works with a real GPS. I'll probably just use my fuze for GPS from now on...lets face it...if Samsung knew how to fix this in software, it would be done already. This is our only solution until we get our next phone...
[Captivate General] Drew489:
Sucks. Samsung should pay for it.

Sent from another dissatisfied Samsung customer
[Captivate General] Nerz:
My wife has my fuze now. I imagine this will still work with the tilt right.

Im trying to use bluetooth gps provider, but I can't get it to work. What do you use for the fuze? I can't get gps2blue 2.0 to work. Keeps saying waiting for bluetooth to be enabled. What am I doing wrong. Bluetooth is enabled on both. But gps bluetooth provider leos coming up with gps error.
[Captivate General] kimocal:
I''ve had some mixed results using "Bluetooth GPS Provider". Google Maps and My Tracks have no issue using my bluetooth GPS. It's Google Navigation that does not like it for whatever reason. G Nav requests GPS to be turned on. I'll have to play around more to see if I can get G Nav to play nicely with it. I always preffered using Google Maps better than Navigation though. But this old GPS unit rocks. It's been sitting in my desk drawer ever since I got my Tilt 1. My Captivate GPS has been okay. The biggest issue I have with it is when using G Nav. The GPS will get way off course and then re-route. Kind of annoying. Just another reason why I preffer G Maps over G Nav for directions.

This is the Bluetooth GPS unit I have: http://www.digitalreviews.net/reviews/accessories/qstarz-bt-q810-gps-receiver.html
[Captivate General] Nerz:
Anyone have any insight on getting this to work with fuze or tilt?
[Captivate General] avalst:
This is a long shot but anyone know how to do this using and old blackberry curve? My WM had a crushed screen so I trashed it.
[Captivate General] sovereignty:
Holy **** this is intriguing. I actually JUST bought a TomTom Bluetooth GPS receiver off of Amazon because I was thinking the same thing and wanted to try it, but it won't be in until later next week. Now that you guys mentioned the WinMo software I am going to try it on my old Tilt 2.

BTW...when the TomTom receiver comes in I will post about any success/failure. I only purchased it because I coincidentally stumbled upon it at Amazon for $18.99 brand new.

For now I guess all hope is on the Tilt 2...will post back in an hour or so...
[Captivate General] sovereignty:
How did you guys get GPS Gate to work? I am trying on my Tilt 2 and it keeps telling me (Under "Active output" in the Output tab) that the Bluetooth Server (SCN 25) Could not find Bluetooth hardware or...(The rest is cut off). I used the wizard to install and chose to share over bluetooth. I triple checked that I am visible and bluetooth is on.

Thanks!