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[General Topics] theomni:
the amount of energy used to start up is almost negligable compared to the amount that is saved. Turning it off when you don't need it and turning it on when you do will noticeable extend your battery life--every review of phones I have read have stated, as a test, they get more battery life out of their devices when they regulate data connection.

Here's a lesson from one of the best teachers in the world: Instead of phones or gasoline engines, they use light bulbs:

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-lights-on-or-off-minimyth.html
[General Topics] Akulamenuri:
Thank you, that is exactly the information I was looking for :D.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] cgrunner:
I am also running a modded version of Eugene's hybrid rom, but I got as much TW out as possible and incorporated my AOSP pulldown mod found in AOSPish roms.

Anyway, I was implementing the bluetooth toggle / silent mode mod that you include here and found in one of the .smali files the "Wifi (ON)" text that you couldn't find before:) Don't know if you noticed this. I had ended up killing it a different way, but now I know it won't ever show up!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] s0niqu3:
Hi,

Thanks for the message, would you mind sharing your code to kill the wifi text properly? I'd much prefer to implement that and leave the default padding/layout files the way they were.

Thanks in advance, cheers, =)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] cgrunner:
No Problem. Would have never found this if it hadn't been for the bluetooth mod:)

In services.jar, \com\android\server\status\StatusBarService.smali @ roughly line 3100 in the file you will find:

iget-object v3, p0, Lcom/android/server/status/StatusBarService;->mWiFiBtn:Landroid/widget/TextView;

const-string v4, "WI-FI (ON)"

So I just removed the text from the string.

I actually didn't revert my other method to make sure this took care of it, but I think it will. I never messed with the margins, instead I just made the text size incredibly small.
[Legend General] ishan_rulz:
Now that our hopes of getting FroYo is going down, is CyanogenMod 6.1 Final the best bet?

I just unrooted my phone because of Wi-Fi and Google Market issues.
[Legend General] Sckank:
No wifi issue here with superfroyo. And the market issue can you fix. Just delete the market cache.
[Legend General] ishan_rulz:
I tried that, also signed in via Gtalk. Doesn't work. :\

I'll try again soon, but I guess I will wait for CM6.1
[Legend General] Sckank:
Hmmm that sucks :-\ I bet it will be worth the wait :-)
[Legend General] ishan_rulz:
Yeah, because from what I know CM6 doesn't officialy support Legend? Correct me if I'm wrong. There are issues with the LED Notifications, etc.

Also, Fast boot!!!
[Legend General] TheLegendaryJay:
Ali ba's Azure is the official CM6 for Legend.
[Legend General] HpX:
Read this, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=776901
[Legend General] CrazyPeter:
Just grow up.

Legend is getting Froyo. Still acting like an impatient child. It's ready when it's ready. I don't want non-Sense UI. I don't want to downgrade my HTC thank you. I will wait for Froyo, and a bit longer to for it to be rooted, that is al..
[Legend General] seah87:
lol i wont froyo too
[Legend General] ishan_rulz:
If CM6.1 releases before FroYo for HTC Legend, I'm going the CM6.1 way.

If you see the other thread, I was the one telling someone that FroYo WILL come but the question is 'WHEN'?

We don't want to have to wait till its 2011.

Not starting an argument, that's all.
[Legend General] ishan_rulz:
Also, removing sense isn't really a 'downgrade' as you put it. Better Batterly Life. Have you even tried Launcher PRO/ ADW.Launcher?
[Legend General] CrazyPeter:
Better battery life? That's a myth. CM6x is has WORSE battery life, due to the inferior kernels and overclocking.
[Legend General] TheGrammarFreak:
It's the same kernel... Also, overclocking is optional...
[Legend General] aloofsoul:
the problem is that will HTC be interested in upgrading an almost 6 months old handset. i dont think so and we must not keep our hopes up.
[Legend General] asyyy:
they'd better!!

cos it was only a 2 months old phone when they announced froyo!! :(

but i think they've been working on it, since black legend is getting it and also similar phone like aria (gratia) got it too.
[Legend General] liltbrockie:
Lol. The latest CyanogenMod is in no way a downgrade my friend. I'd never use sense now. Don't get me wrong it was OK but you're deluded if you think it's the best way to be running your legend!
[Legend General] jennan88:
Or maybe some people just like sense better?
[Legend General] TheGrammarFreak:
Bear in mind that sense is more than a UI, it adds a fair bit of functionality into Android: better exchange support, media formats, g-sensor calibration and the infamous FM radio...
[Legend General] jorgesalvador:
We as clients have reached a real low standard if we give hope of support for a gadget that is just six months old...
[Legend General] dik23:
Why would HTC say that 2.2 is coming when it isn't ?

For a laugh ? In order to show the world how unreliable they are ?

No !

Froyo is coming but since the Legend has never been one of their flagship phones and relatively few people own it how many people do you think they'll dedicate to the project ? They do have other business to attend to as well you know.

All you have to do is have a little paitence and get your obviously fragile emotions under control. Doom and gloom will get you nowhere.
[Legend General] Xinot:
I agree. Sense ROM with non-sense launcher is great combo. ;)
[Legend General] raf2k:
The worst thing is that the Legend isnt HTC flagship phone , but the price was almost the same as Desire.
[Legend General] TheGrammarFreak:
And a decent theme... I started to make a ROM based on 2.03, and themed it to look like CM. I hate all the black everywhere... I soon gave up though, bit the bullet and used CM. I have an MP3 player for the radio anyway.
[General Questions and Answers] baritoneuk:
Hi. I'm ordering an HTC Desire HD soon after many years running WinMo.

I have my photos and SMS backed up on Microsoft MyPhone. I use Exchange so all my email, calender and contact info will be easy to sync. The same goes for my photos as I have them backed up on my PC. The issue is the text messages (SMS). Is there a way of getting them from my current WinMo phone or from Microsoft MyPhone onto my new Android phone? Anyone tried this before?
[General Questions and Answers] baritoneuk:
Sorry to post again on the same thread, but I was wondering if anyone new an answer to this? I do understand this is a busy forum but I am sure I am not the only one wanting an answer to this one. I have tried to Google to find out if it's possible to get the data from Microsoft MyPhone to an Android phone, or at least (as is what I want to do) get my SMS from my WinMo phone to my new Android one.

Any thoughts will be appreciated!
[General Questions and Answers] timmymarsh:
Googling found this : http://android.riteshsahu.com/tips/importexportmove-sms-messages-from-windows-mobile-to-android . i havent tested, some say it works some doesnt.

Or try sms migrator on android market, i havent tried this either. (Bear in mind this is a paid app)
[General Questions and Answers] baritoneuk:
Thanks so much for this. As I said I did Google and I couldn't find anything and I was also wondering if anyone had any experience. The first link you mentioned does explain how it is possible to transfer sms messages which is what I want to do- so I'll let you know how I get on. Can't do that now as I haven't been able to order the HTC Desire HD but hopefully Orange will have some in stock next week!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Arise:
Trying to figure out some facts about the internal/external SD cards speed, I came up to some conclusions.

First the benchmarks I've used:

For write speed:

rm /sdcard/sd/empty.file
echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
time dd if=/dev/zero of=/sdcard/sd/empty.file bs=100000 count=2000

For read speed:

echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
time dd of=/dev/null if=/sdcard/sd/empty.file bs=100000

Results:

Galaxy_S_internal_sd_card:

7.84MB/s write

10.49MB/s read

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some Noname Silicon Power 2GB, no class specified (FAT with 32kilobytes) - the fastest microSD I own

8.51MB/s write

15.86MB/s read

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Verbatim 4GB, class 4 (FAT with 32kilobytes)

5.14MB/s write

16.70MB/s read

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A real SD card, not a microSD

SanDisk Ultra II class 4 (FAT32 with 4 kilobytes)

6.52MB/s write

11.47MB/s read

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Again the same real SD card, not a microSD

SanDisk Ultra II class 4 (FAT32 but with 64 kilobytes)

16.81MB/s write

13.37MB/s read

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Conclusions so far:

The microSD is faster at reading than my SD card. Including on Windows when tested with CrystalDiskMark.

When writing comes into play, the cluster size (4kb vs. 64kb) really makes a difference on Android. It is a huge difference when writing on the SD card. On Windows in CrystalDiskMark it doesn't matter.

Graph attached.

Can't figure out why writing on the SD card is faster than reading. Also can't figure out why reading is so slow comparing to the microSD cards.

P.S. I really want to test one of those Sandisk Ultra III class 10 with 30MB/s sustained write speed.

Also, would be great to know stats for the Sandisk microSD class 6 8GB with part number: SDSDQY-8192-E11M
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] mathieumeuh:
For me (JPM Universal lagfix 0.3 full ext4) :

Internal NAND i9000 8GB

fat 32 :

4.561835 MB/s Write no cache

6.676458 MB/s Write with cache

10.782833 MB/s Read no cache

11.609682 MB/s Read with cache

3C_Pro 16 GB Class 6.

fat 32 :

5.397527 MB/s Write

6.002400 MB/s Write with cache

10.413954 MB/s Read

11.194447 MB/s Read with cache
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] andrew_vi:
speedmod-kernel-vC1-500hz-O2-ui

turn on the all tweak in clockwork recovery

/data

ext4

12.80 MB/s

11.01 MB/s

/system

rfs

5.75 MB/s

17.58 MB/s

/cache

rfs

7.25 MB/s

17.60 MB/s

internal SD

fat32

10.74 MB/s

11.24 MB/s

external SD : Kingston 8GB C4

fat32 with 32k block

7.56 MB/s

11.10 MB/s
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] lemmz:
@arise:

how on earth did u get a non-microSD into the phone ???
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] SetiroN:
Contiguous file transfer speeds don't matter.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Arise:
How do you benchmarked those partitions? What is the free space available on those?

With a SD to microSD adapter, obvious. :P

I can agree with this one. But what truly matters?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] andrew_vi:
i have 30M+ free spaces in /system and 1.5GB+ in /data

so in /system, i take the test with a 20MB empty file by creat and write

and /data is same as you do, 200MB

though the write speed is not important in /system.

i think the r/w speed in /cache and /dbdata is more important than others
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Ibanez33:
Why would someone make this?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Arise:
Because SD has few advantages over the microSD, like capacity size, price and speed. The only downside is the size of the card itself.

You can use such a thing vor various mods (it's up to you to find a way cramming the giant SD card inside your phone) or you can use your phone for backup/view the pictures taken with a REAL photo/video camera.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Arise:
During some googling I came across this article:

http://windowsphonesecrets.com/2010...micro-sd-and-windows-phone-storage-expansion/

It seems that Microsoft has a bad attitude regarding using microSD cards.

I don't understand if the stance is regarding microSD cards or also the standard SDHC card. I somewhat believe it is related only to microSD cards. This is one of the reason I would also like to use a normal SD card in my phone.

Also, I found this article:

http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=918

The article, tells us couple of things:

1. it seems that some microSD cards are plain fakes. (it's not something we don't know)

2. it seems that Kingston is buying the controllers from Toshiba, and the controllers are the same as the ones used by Sandisk. So, when you compare Kingston vs Sandisk, you know who is the king. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Richthofen:
Galaxy S does not use boot.img.

It uses two separate bootloaders, PBL (Primitive Bootloader) and SBL (Secondary Bootloader). PBL is located at BML1 and SBL at BML4 & BML5.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] webstar1:
Oh,,,, :-)

I was using the htc kitchen available at the chef area and kept saying boot. img not found when trying to extract bootloader, guess that wont work :-(
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] ddgarcia05:
NFL Mobile anyone?

My dropbox link...

http://db.tt/EjVOfKU

And the file is also attached to this post.

Sorry for the repost i hadnt seen that the new one had been posted up.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] rijin:
thanks man
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] darkloki:
Thanks alot dude, big help :)
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] choppa26:
Finally WE did it yes works like a charm man A+
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] dsil711:
So I assume this has to be done everytime their is a new update for this app?

I went to open it and it required an update and it did not allow me to update it from the phone.

Update works great so far!
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] KShatzkes:
Thanks a ton. Worked like a charm.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Jacobmowry:
I just got the "download update" also. Just to give you guys a heads up.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] badassdes:
Thank you!!!!!
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] deviant5150:
Omg I love it thanx bud you're the best
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] havikx:
for the record, the video stuff doesnt work over data. it only works over wifi. i have been unable to find a workaround yet. the last version worked fine with data.
[Epic 4G General] shook187:
my phone is being replace by sprint on tuesday. With me knowing that I decided to put our screen through a test. Off came the screen protector, I scratched the screen with keys, coins and nails. I put it in my pocket. Placed it on dinner table face down and slid it across the table. To my surprise, the screen is brand new without a scratch or surface scratch. I've come to the conclusion, screen protectors are a waste of money.

I was thinking of doing a youtube video. But it's friday, and I have better things to do.
[Epic 4G General] Isira:
Well, it's very scratch resistant based on the stories here, however adding some sand to your tests and you'll probably be singing a different tune. Some jewelry can also scratch the screen.
[Epic 4G General] thematrixkid17:
There is a Korean-language demonstration of this on youtube. They tried it on the i9000. It's pretty impressive. I think you can find it if you search 'galaxy s scratch test' or something similar
[Epic 4G General] shook187:
I was trying to put it through the everyday use test. But hey you want sand, I'll give you sand.
[Epic 4G General] RoadZombie:
i dont know how i did it, but mine is scratched. 2 very small thin scratches, but they are there. i rubbed it with a cloth thinking it was a smudge. no dice. its a scratch.
[Epic 4G General] Isira:
LOL, read around and you'll see what I mean about sand. (but please don't do it).

And besides, you cannot claim "scratch proof" until you've tested it in all conditions.
[Epic 4G General] KL4V1CL3:
I've had two epics. The first one I left bare, and even though I babied it and never set it anywhere but on my pocket and it's rabbit fur charging bed, it still got a lil hair sized scratch in the middle of the screen.

I've put a screen protector on the second one.
[Epic 4G General] angelo2k8:
I noticed the screen is very resistant to scratches myself. When I first got the phone I had a screen protector on it but then I took it off because it kinda ruins the brightness of the display.

Anyway, after having it off for about a month the screen has maybe 4 very small scratches and that's it. I've dropped it in the parking lot, floor and slid it across the table tons of times not to mention it being in my pocket with keys. I'm in the Army I've even had it with me at the range where we lay on the ground and get sandy dirt in our pockets and it still is doing really well. I'm impressed.
[Epic 4G General] jnadke:
It is definitely NOT scratch proof!

It is very durable and scratch resistant though.

I've had it since launch day, I have a small, fine, but visible, scratch near the top left of my screen. It's as if there's a small, fine facial hair the screen I can't remove.

I don't know how it got there, I keep it out of the pocket that I put my keys/change in. I've never dropped it.

That said, I've been hesitant to get a protector because I like how smooth the screen is.
[Epic 4G General] GXnext:
Exactly, resistant enough that I prefer no screen protection. I can live with hairline scratches if its the only thing is need to ware a screen protector for. I have I small hairline scratch and its so difficult to see, I have to have a bright light hit it just so and look really hard to find it because its so fine...
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
Yes, its fairly scratch resistant but not scratch proof..it boils down to applying pressure at the right angle..
[Epic 4G General] MysteryEmotionz:
I work with alot of abrasive materials. Sometimes I'll have sand and diamond dust on my fingers when using my phone. My phone is scratched to hell from this. But nothing to deep to maker me warrant using a screen protector. The scratches are only visanle with the screen off

Sent from my Emotionless Beast of an Epic using the XDA App
[Epic 4G General] lazydazed:
Yep I read a review that our screens were made with corning-ware anti scratch technology... I droppeed my phone off my lap getting out of my truck, face down, no scratches, only chipped paint... did it again and it went skipping along the asphault, face down again.. NOT A SCRATCH!!! I LOVE THIS PHONE!!
[Epic 4G General] Xerloq:
I scratched my first Epic.
[Epic 4G General] AndrewZorn:
After getting my Zagg on 100% perfect (second try) I still like the added security (even though I do hate screen protectors as much as you guys). If you don't think it will scratch, use sand, it will. Sand/dust/etc will be in your pocket or on your hand someday.
[Epic 4G General] lazydazed:
Found it.. http://www.corning.com/specialtymaterials/news_center/news_releases/2009/2009070701.aspx
[Epic 4G General] shook187:
I'm going to keep a eye on my sreen till I traded it in on Tuesday. Till then, I'm going to keep using my phone in a rugged fashion, just to see how the screen holds up.

I also had a Zagg screen protector on mine and did like the "added security" but the phone's screen just feels so much better without it.
[Epic 4G General] Geekybiker:
Yah. It always feels better without protection.
[Epic 4G General] decalex:
Ha, nice!

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Sent with my 4G interwebs.
[Epic 4G General] Mutiny32:
It's the same "gorilla glass" the iPhone 4 uses. Love it.
[Epic 4G General] gullzway:
Not gonna chance it. Put an Xtreme guard screen protector on it day 1, can't hardly tell is there.
[Epic 4G General] knyque:
I do have to say, as I've said in a different forum, and many times IRL, glass doesn't scratch that easily. There's a hardness scale (Mohs scale of mineral hardness) that goes from 1 - 10, 1 being the softest, 10 being the hardest (diamond). The only way you can scratch something is if it is the same or greater hardness, so you can't take a graphite pencil with a hardness of 1.5 and scratch a diamond, no matter how sharp you make it. Likewise regular steel has a hardness of 4-4.5, so you can take your steel pocket knife and try to scratch any glass (6-7), and it won't scratch, that's why you can use a razor to take stickers off of glass. Most of your keys, pocket change, etc that's in your pocket won't scratch glass, but depending on what type of sand you have (quartz = 7), you can easily scratch it.

Having said that, I have a 1/3" hairline scratch that I think was caused by some sand on my night stand. It's a bit annoying, but I've gotten used to it.

p.s. if you have knives, these are sometimes hardened steel, which can be higher than glass, so you may be able to scratch the Epic screen with a high-end kitchen knife.
[Epic 4G General] atommota:
I have two scratches in my screen, I can feel them every time I'm moving my finger across the screen...unfortunately I'm not sure where they came from (I always keep it in a pocket by itself...no keys or coins, etc) but it is a little disappointing. I had assumed I could get away without a screen protector on this guy.
[Epic 4G General] dwallersv:
I like this one even better. Amazing screen!
[Epic 4G General] dwallersv:
I totally get where you're coming from.

Me, I'm anal enough not to be able to tolerate any damage to the screen at all, hence I use a screen protector.

My vote would be for the RealLook. The best fit I've ever seen in an SP, cut extremely close to the glass dimensions of the screen (smaller by a fraction of a mm at most, and only noticable if you really try hard to see it).

Applied carefully and well-aligned, with no bubbles, it looks indistinguishable from the stock screen. Same reflectivity, light transmission, etc. No noticable impact on touch sensitivity or performance.

I bought 4.

This way, my phone looks as good as it does stock, and if I do get a tiny thin scratch, it's gone in an instant and only cost me US$5.
[Epic 4G General] twoeleven99:
hate screen protectors i took the zagg off of the epic i dont think it needs it
[Epic 4G General] Xerloq:
I've had the RealLook on for a week now and overall I don't like it. The fit is nice, and it's easy to apply, but it's scratched all over after a week of it versus my keys in my pocket.

It also holds oil like no other - far worse than the stock screen. It's also nearly impossible to clean.

Might take a look at the Zaggs. I had one on my iPT a couple of years ago and liked it well enough. It had that weird texture, but it never showed scratches and was simple to clean. Have they changed much?

Sent from my... nevermind. Guess the forum gives it away.
[Epic 4G General] omair2005:
I have a nasty scratch on my screen. no idea how i got it either:confused:
[Epic 4G General] drakkahn:
Nope, it scratches

I found a scratch on my wife's Epic today. Very light, but it's there.

Time to go visit the Zagg website, that worked wonders for our old HTC Hermes.
[Epic 4G General] cuckoowasp:
Scratched my screen w/in 24 hours of purchase.

I scratched my Epic's screen w/in 24 hours of purchase. Not intentionally, of course. I believe that there may have been a small quantity of grit in one of my pants pockets that I used to carry the Epic before my screen protector arrived in the mail. *grin*

The phone was replaced on an unrelated warranty issue (one of the four command keys stopped lighting up), otherwise I'd have been most upset.
[Epic 4G General] amosher13:
FWIW, i was researching screen protectors, i had best buy throw on the zagg invisishield when i bought the epic but my stupid cat stepped on the phone and clawed it, nice little hole. i dont really wanna spend another 20-25 so i checked around. i saw a review on hte evo forum for xtremeguard and there are some for 2.49 shipped on ebay! the review made them sound good so i'm checking it out.

i didnt mind the zagg except it was a tiny bit too long so on the top by the ear speaker there was a tiny little piece which did not stay down. so we'll see how xg goes.

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=XtremeGUARD+epic
[Epic 4G General] herzzreh:
No it's not. Got my **** scratched by oyster shell bits on my fingers.
[Epic 4G General] gullzway:
That's the exact one I have, just ordered another today for a backup.

It the best I've used on any phone, you can hardly tell its there.

Make sure you take your time putting it on, don't leave any dry surfaces. I tried to put the first one on without water, big mistake, once it sticks to the screen(without any water) it doesn't come off without stretching it beyond use.