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[G2 and Desire Z General] ibemad1:
*sigh* You CAN make modifications to /system. There's no "restore" that happens on reboot, it's just that it appears r/w to android and android caches the writes to /system.

You can delete files(and apps obviously) from /system by telling android to restore off of that file. Here's how the restore process is supposed to work:

Restore recieves the .zip containing firmware

Restore verifies firmware

Restore flashes firmware

Restore deletes old .zip containing firmware

However, if you tell it to restore off of a file that doesn't contain firmware (such as an apk) this happens:

Restore recieves .apk

Restore verifies apk for firmware install

Restore says WTF THIS IS NOT FIRMWARE

Restore deletes the .apk even though the restore didn't work.

And that's how we are able to delete files in /system ^_^
[G2 and Desire Z General] cparekh:
Paul came up with a method that tricks the phone into thinking something is an update.zip, which, when it cannot be applied, is then deleted. It's creative, but many of us jumped the gun, and deleted a bunch of stuff, which me might regret later. See this thread on MoDaCo.
[G2 and Desire Z General] TL24:
Great, i hope we're not screwed because i deleted a bunch of the bloatwares =/
[G2 and Desire Z General] ibemad1:
At least I'm not alone lol. WE SHALL PREVAIL TOGETHER! :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] cparekh:
Hopefully, the next update will be a major one, and not just a patch. In that case, it'll probably overwrite the whole thing, and what was on there or not on there won't matter, because it will just put everything back.

One can hope, at least.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ibemad1:
whoops.

/request post delete
[G2 and Desire Z General] TL24:
LOL
[G2 and Desire Z General] chewy106:
Keep in mind this OTA failed because it had a specific patch for a specific version of an app, and didn't skip that step of flashing if there was a mismatch. Not to say future ones won't, but that is the reason it bombs out. So you may or may not have issues with future OTAs. I would assume it would have to be a similar situation again to have a problem, but don't hold me to that lol.
[G2 and Desire Z General] cparekh:
Which is why re-applying the OTA as, long as you didn't delete Googles, works just fine even if you, as I did, deleted some other apps.
[G2 and Desire Z General] wayde187:
Just disable the bloatware. Not going to gain a significant amount of space by deleting so just disable it. Problem solved. Maybe think about deleting apps that you downloaded yourself if you are short on space.
[G2 and Desire Z General] sinistersai4d4d:
Co sign. And DON"T USE PAUL'S GOOGLE GOGGLES REMOVER! Just disable the apps for now.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Radioactive Death:
IMO, unless you are having reception issues, just wait. No reason to upgrade to the new OTA, just hang tight and wait for the serious devs/hackers to find a perm root.
[G2 and Desire Z General] sinistersai4d4d:
Another valid point. We don't even have a changelog (to my knowledge) and we all already had wifi-tether through Visionary methods etc... I didn't notice any other significant upgrades.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ibemad1:
In my defence, I really needed (1)wifi calling (house has no signal, which makes problem 2 unbearable) and (2)a possible fix for the random reboot issue.
[G2 and Desire Z General] rune222:
I don't know a lot but from what I have read this is true. The next ota should update just fine. Unless they have another specific fix for some app they messed up.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ibemad1:
I hope they don't have a "fix" for photobucket lol...
[G2 and Desire Z General] rmk40:
Until we have complete access to write to /system, you're potentially screwing yourself by running any one-way operation such as a delete. Many of you have already encountered this via the OTA. If you have not removed anything yet, good, don't do it.

With that said, chances are good we will have an RUU using the build in the latest OTA. Once that's out, you guys will all be able to upgrade and it'll be relatively safe to delete files again since you can RUU on top of the same version without issue.

Honestly, the only reason you should delete anything is if you intend to REPLACE it via a /data/app. For example, Exchange email is currently bugged and being fixed in AOSP. Once that's out, I intend to delete /system/app/Email.apk to install a newer build in /data/app. Other than that specific use case, I cannot advocate deleting anything. Disable (or Titanium's "freeze") completely disable the application in question without causing any persistent damage (i.e. it's undone on a factory reset).
[G2 and Desire Z General] TL24:
Well then..... i really really hope we didn't screw ourselves up here o_O
[Epic 4G General] jok3sta:
What app can i use to show what specific app is draining the battery the most.. my battery seems to drain faster than everyone else on here and i figured its has to be an app that im using thats using more battery that the rest..
[Epic 4G General] stud_muffler:
try quick battery widget plus quick settings.

:cool:
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
First, you need spare parts. Go to Battery History and check the % of running time. If its near 100%, your phone isn't sleeping. Next is to find what is causing this issue.

Go to homescreen, hit menu, hit settings. About phone, Battery Use. See what is using the most battery.

Next, go to settings, Applications, running services. See what services are running. If your phone isn't sleeping, its probably one of these services causing it. For me, Coreplayerservice, which is the music player service caused the phone not to sleep.
[Epic 4G General] jok3sta:
Spare parts is showing 68% and that's probably because ie been using th phone a lot this morning

Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 4g
[Epic 4G General] sneerpeer:
You should check the CPU usage next on spare parts...that should show you the apps taking cpu time
[Epic 4G General] jok3sta:
ill check that now
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
68% is very high unless you think that since you unplugged the phone you have literally been using it 2/3 of the time.
[Epic 4G General] nikon120:
If you don't want the full blown Spare Parts app, but want the battery piece then you should download "BatteryHistory" from the market.
[Epic 4G General] mikeschevelle:
Sorry to thread jack, but my usage is 99.2%, thats bad right???
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Its not good.
[Epic 4G General] churro7:
mines at 62% by android system
[Desire Themes and Apps] hawwy:
I know how to change dock icons on launcher pro, but how do I change the other icons on home screen?

Thanks
[Desire Themes and Apps] neilhyland:
you need to use something like desktop visualiser or folder organiser
[Desire Themes and Apps] sdjensen:
When you add a new shortcut you get an option to change the icon right after selecting the app. Would be so nice if you could change icons on existing shortcuts.
[Desire Themes and Apps] bruno1211:
With Bettercut or Desktop Visualizer.

`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´`´

Sent using XDA app from my Desire
[Desire Themes and Apps] CrimzonEyed:
Not needed. only add new shortcut, then when you select name for the shortcut you simply press the image above the name to change the icon
[Desire Themes and Apps] hawwy:
Hastle really going through so many icons,
[Desire Themes and Apps] rum0s:
is there a way to change the folder icon of launcher pro? as it is so boring brown :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] gambit07:
I'm also wondering if there's a way to do this
[Desire Themes and Apps] mkioshi:
Am I right in guessing nobody found an answer?
[Desire Themes and Apps] HRQPK:
might be easier just to use adw and get a theme that you like, it's less hassle and changes the icons for you...
[Desire Themes and Apps] mkioshi:
Yeah I have ADW all set up and organized with the icons I like.

Thing is, I'm trying LP since yesterday and my Milestone 2 (Droid 2) feels faster and more responsive... And I'm not using live wallpapers or any other bloatware lol.

For example, when I click on a blank spot and click on 'create widget' (normal widgets, not LPP widgets) the menu for the widgets appear instantly. In ADW after I click 'widgets' it takes three seconds for the widget menu to appear.

Same thing with the app drawer, 3 seconds of black screen on ADW and instant on LPP, and I'm using the 3D mode in both.
[Desire Themes and Apps] sasha5623:
You can change folder color by using 7Zip, Find your Launcher Pro .APK file right click, select 7Zip, OPen Archive. Drag the res file to your desktop. Click " Drawable-hdpi find the PNG folder files, should be two(OPENED, and CLOSED). Edit files with Photoshop or whatever program you desire and SAVE. Go to APK folder in 7Zip and delete the res folder. After your done drag the modified res folder back to where you originally grabbed it in the 7Zip file. Install APK on your phone and your folders should all now be your modified version. Caution you will have to un-install Launcher Pro first then redo your folders.
[G2 and Desire Z General] unforgiven512:
It appears the new OTA brought us a new recovery...

ORIGINAL:

unforgiven512@hydromorphone:~/Desktop/G2ROOT/G2-SHIPPING$ [B]ls -al recovery.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 unforgiven512 unforgiven512 4796416 2010-09-15 04:43 recovery.img[/B]
unforgiven512@hydromorphone:~/Desktop/G2ROOT/G2-SHIPPING$ [B]md5sum recovery.img
6a0c19b0e05dcc68e2a60e6cb6cf42bc recovery.img[/B]

OTA:

unforgiven512@hydromorphone:~/Desktop/G2ROOT/G2-OTA-11-03-2010$ [B]ls -al recovery.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 unforgiven512 unforgiven512 4763648 2008-12-31 11:00 recovery.img[/B]
unforgiven512@hydromorphone:~/Desktop/G2ROOT/G2-OTA-11-03-2010$ [B]md5sum recovery.img
1d5d280af717f9afd7ce1c3285c129bc recovery.img[/B]

Hmm?
[G2 and Desire Z General] androidtoy09:
It was stated in the OTA update changes log.
[G2 and Desire Z General] unforgiven512:
Where is this change log?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] deadduck:
Hey everyone,

I know this is a bit outside the scope of this forum, but since there's a fair few V845 owners here, I was wondering if anyone could recommend an accessory or two?

I haven't been able to find any, has anyone found a suitable case or desk/car mount/charger?
[Vibrant General] yvliew:
I have bionix final rom. It seems my gps it's not working. I never can get a lock on. What is the problem? My location is Malaysia. I'm not using assisted. Please help.
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
click the link in my signature and in the first and second post I have the steps you need to take to have it work perfectly.
[Vibrant General] funeralthirst:
i had problems with bionix final, thought about flashing the ji2 gps, though, the ji6 gps was working fine in 1.9.1. but i ended up just flashing fusion anyway and gps is back to fully functional. i know that doesn't answer your question necessarily, but i posted in the final thread about the gps and never got an answer.

so try flashing a ji2 or ji6 gps (even though final is based on ji6) or flash fusion or 1.9/1.9.1.
[EVO 4G General] courtlandre:
I recently upgraded to ava froyo9 and it is a really nice rom beside one thing... very rarely when I make calls or when someone calls me I cant hear them. They can hear me fine, I just cant hear them. I tried to do some searching for this issue but could only find threads related to the phone having no sound at all.

Anyone know what the issue might be? When I upgraded to ava I did a device wipe, so it was a clean install.

Thanks.
[Epic 4G Android Development] VB561:
ok, trying to install one-click root on my Epic, i have up-to-date drivers installed, USB debugging is checked, my computer gives me the option to mount and it reads my device. when I go to the run.bat command screen, I keep getting the message 'cannot locate device, unplug USB, re-plug and press enter.' when I do that I get 'aborting script, phone still not connected' message. can anyone point me in the right direction or tell me what I'm missing, any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mynewepic10:
Try to do a battery pull on the phone and try that. If that does not work, do a battery pull and reset your computer and see if that helps.
[Epic 4G Android Development] dito33:
Not sure what OS you are running but the best thing is to do on Win XP.

dito33
[Epic 4G Android Development] oosagi_chan:
Can you tell us the complete verbage of the error? I ran into a problem because I did not LITTERALLY UNZIP the rar file before running it. Kept saying the phone was not connected..but when I looked closer it was failing because the bat file was trying to run a piece of the program and for some reason it was failing on it. COMPLETELY AND LITTERALLY unzipped the rar to my computer and then ran it (making sure the phone was connected and in usb debug mode) and was rooted in a matter of minutes. :-) hope this helped a little... good luck
[Epic 4G Android Development] tibwolf:
Try plugging the Epic into a mobo usb port.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KitsunePaws:
Your computer gives you an option to mount? If you have ADB debug enabled you should see something pop up in your device manager, but I'm not so sure you should get any kind of mounting pop-up.
[Epic 4G Android Development] thomasskull666:
Make sure you have all of the correct drivers installed for your OS, and try it again running each command seperately from the batch file. Then post here which command is coming back unsuccsessful so I can pinpoint the problem better.

Sent from my soon to be 1.6ghz Epic 4G
[Epic 4G Android Development] VB561:
thanks very much for the responses guys, the battery pull (along with restarting my computer about 4 times) finally got it to do its thing. don't know why it had to be such a pain but i'm just glad i got it to work. again, thank you all kindly for input.

Sent from my rooted SPH-D700 using the internets
[Epic 4G Android Development] biscojams:
I am having the same problem now for an hour or so. Tried everything I can think of , tried the all in one clockwork , used a different cable....i can hear my computer make that sound when I plug the phone in , and also when I unplug it. Just trying to get clockwork on here , ive read and read and read all the threads I can find. Got good drivers , windows xp. Rebooted laptop and phone at least 20 times ...dont know what else to try
[Epic 4G Android Development] Jed Dignazio:
Look in your device manager on your pc while your phone is connected with usb debugging and make sure there is no question mark next to Android ADB device. It needs to recognize this driver for it to connect.
[Epic 4G Android Development] luvjones305:
HI

Hi i had that same issue an i went to the samsung official website becaue my phone can't connect to my pc i couldn't see my sd card pop up so the guy say my phone was defective so im thinking you have the same issue as me but samsung is fixing my phone now for free an free shipping i hope you still have warranty on your epic an they flashing a new rom an software on it for me they say to fix gps an wifi issues i had too
[Epic 4G Android Development] biscojams:
Got it to work, it was a driver issue apparently. Downloaded drivers again, completely removed old drivers. Reboot PC, make sure phone isnt connected yet. After reboot, install drivers, reboot again. I also had my phone turned off this whole time. When PC came back up , turn phone back on, connect using one of the main USB ports, not one in the front or anything. You should see windows detect and install the software. Then I ran the all in one clockwork , and here I am now fully rooted, syndicate rom , so much better than stock...hope you get it working! I definitely almost gave up a few times
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuristicstyles:
Is there a limit on how many people it can sync?

Swyped From My HTC Evo(Eva) 4G On The Now Network From Sprint!
[HD2 Accessories] rebel13:
I have HTC HD2 form T-mobile USA. The touch screen is not working. To change it I have some questions.

I know that there is 2 versions of touch screens: T-mobile version and HTC version. I guess I should use T-mobile version of touch screen but can't find one. So I want to know can I make a combination with HTC version of touch-screen?

thanx in advance
[HD2 Accessories] keithsipa:
The t-mobile versions are all over ebay. You will also want to get the lcd/digitizer combination as they are difficult to seperate and glue back together.
[EVO 4G Accessories] bryank930:
Not sure if anyone's seen this one before, but 2200mAh with back for $25

http://www.accessorygeeks.com/htc-evo-4g-battery-extended-w-door-black.html
[EVO 4G Accessories] fast2049:
looks like an eBay battery with a different sticker...

http://cgi.ebay.com/3500mAh-Extende...392505?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2c587178b9
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chadmd23:
There is a setting in each contact for VIP Calls, anyone know what this is?

Maybe short for VoIP? (as in wifi calling)

And for that matter, anyone have a manual for the phone?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InGeNeTiCs:
If I'm not mistaken, a VIP contact overrides volume settings. For instance, your phone is on silent and your wife calls. If she's VIP, it'll turn the volume on so you hear the call.

I think...I remember that from somewhere, I'll investigate.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] importflip:
I think this is correct.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vikramdhani:
You are 100% right and i seriously in love with this feature of the phone,since it makes my life alot easier when i only want to receive calls from few people
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aquarinard:
my hero is stuck bootlooping on every rom i try to flash. What can i do to resolve this
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cordell12:
Did you do a wipe before flashing roms? Also wipe/clear devlik cache in recovery along with wiping system, data, and cache. Then flash rom again. This should help.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aquarinard:
i did all that but it said flash via adb for the devlik cache
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JusticeAA:
If you are trying to flash an overclocked ROM your phone may not be able to handle it. Try to flash a stable rom such as CM6 and see what happens.

And please post your questions in the thread of the rom you are flashing or on the Q&A board.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockypr:
I had the same problem and i was that i need to install a Kernel.

First we need to know what rom do you want to install.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t12icky0:
http://www.xda-developers.com/announcements/a-reminder-from-the-xda-moderator-team/

PLEASE READ THIS FULLY!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aquarinard:
Cyanogyn mod.....cm6
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aquarinard:
What kernel should I flash
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockypr:
Check if UncappedKernel-Brainfuct-691 works
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuristicstyles:
My replacement is a 0004 and the buttons are a little higher. My speed test have doubled from my past three evo's they have always been around 26-34 mbps now I'm getting 80-1.26 I'm kinda worried about flashing cm 6.1 it might mess up my data speeds I'm already rooted.

Swyped From My HTC Evo(Eva) 4G On The Now Network From Sprint!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rydah:
Not much to say but that's cool.

Sent From My HTC Evo 4G Using Tapa Talk Pro!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blkout01:
Can you post some screen shots and what your system information is?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phobos512:
@OP - The data throughput numbers you posted make absolutely no sense. Can you please verify / correct? Also, what do you mean, the buttons are a little higher?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuristicstyles:
The power and volume buttons is slightly higher than my other evo. You can barely notice but I'll post pics

Swyped From My HTC Evo(Eva) 4G On The Now Network From Sprint!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuristicstyles:
Yea its not much.

Swyped From My HTC Evo(Eva) 4G On The Now Network From Sprint!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuristicstyles:
I'm trying to insert my screen shots from screen grabber but its saying invalid format pm me your email and I'll send them

Swyped From My HTC Evo(Eva) 4G On The Now Network From Sprint!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] walkention:
Would love to see a screen shot of those speed tests. I thought the theoretical max speed of WiMax was around 40Mbps with the current revision.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuristicstyles:
Don't have wimax in my area those are my 3g speeds what's your email so I can send the screen shots
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aronslusa:
Sure you don't mean 2.6 - 3.4 mpbs?

Thought 3G was only capable of up to around 3mpbs speeds.... No way you'd be getting 26-34 if thats the case.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuristicstyles:
Oh I'm sorry I meant to put a . Before those numbers I see my mistake now
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] walkention:
Ahhh. That would make more sense. Max I was seeing with 4G was 10Mbps down at the moment and was interested that speeds could be higher.

That's a considerable jump in 3g speeds, however depending on where I stand in my house I can see some wild variations like that with a max usually between 1.5M-1.7Mbps down/500-600kbps up and lows at 200-300Kbps down/100-200Kbps up.

I'm on an 0003 and didn't notice a decrease in speeds flashing Myn's Warm TPT RLS2 or RLS3 over stock. Mind you I am using the stock kernel. Not sure what might be expected from CM 6.1.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuristicstyles:
I flashed myn's and cm6 and my speeds stayed the same
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splink7007:
What are the full specs on this rev 004?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sitlet:
What do you mean? Its the same phone. If it were different, it wouldnt be an Evo.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splink7007:
Lol, they could have changed or enhanced hardware. Just curious if he researched what revisions were made.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuristicstyles:
The charging port suppose to be more sturdy and power and volume button raised a little can barely tell and they have a different software than older evos cause its suppose to have new parts
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1wingangel:
Do the 0004's have Epson or nova screens.

Aka purple hue or not?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dee-vious_dee:
was this a replacement through Sprint Warranty Replament Program?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuristicstyles:
Im not sure how do i check? I never really seen any purple on the screen.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuristicstyles:
Asurin(I think thats thr name)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dee-vious_dee:
So it wasn't a Warranty Replacement thing?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuristicstyles:
No insurance