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[Focus General] RustyGrom:
I don't have a card in mine. I haven't seen any random reboots but I have had a few apps lock up. On one occasion the Zune app refused to load. It would show a loading screen for several seconds and go back to the home screen. A reboot fixed it. Another, IE completely locked up. Was just a black screen. Again, a reboot fixed it.

Someone mentioned that they got a 32GB Sandisk card from their AT&T store. I get 50% off accessories (corp discount) so I'll stop by on the way home from work today and see if they have one. It sounds like this is the safest bet if you can get a legit one (sounds liek Newegg is shipping fakes).
[Focus General] John973:
I ordered this http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001L1H0SC/ref=oss_product

16gb sandisk card last week and have been using it since yesterday. So far I have no problems with it and I can reboot the phone without loosing data. This card is actually one of the "certified" cards but at 1/5th of sandisks price. The seller I got it from was everythingbutstromboli
[Focus General] XATAGuy:
Per wmpoweruser: "Compatible micro SD cards will be branded as Windows Phone 7 Compatible on the packaging."

Was this card packaged stating it was WP7 compatible, or are you referring to the Sandisk ad?

I agree that we really do have many testaments here that the Sandisk 32G is unstable.

Thanks,

Dave
[Focus General] psills:
You need card (SDSDQ-032G-A11M).

If you are buying from Amazon, Buy.com, etc. then you are actually buying from another small vendor and are most likely getting fakes some percentage of the time.

Newegg sells two versions - Bulk and Retail. The retail look legit, while the bulk will be fakes some percentage of the time. You need to check if the retailer is getting them direct from Sandisk or through distribution, where the distributor can often purchase fakes without knowing it.

Check your return policies. If you are having problems with the unit once you put the card in it, then it is a FAKE>
[Focus General] jeffgeno:
That's the thing. It's pretty clear the 32GB SanDisk cards have problems. I haven't lost any data and performance has been excellent, but it reboots itself at least once a day. Early reports from HD7 owners talked about spontaneous reboots, too, and those all use SD cards for storage, too. It seems like users without SD cards (stock Focus and LG devices) aren't having any reboots at all.

It seems like there are two separate issues. One is hardware and one is software. There are clearly some cards that just don't work. They're extremely slow, regardless of class rating, or don't hold data at all. The other is software and how the phone reacts to some unexpected read or slight disconnect from the SD card. Right now it reboots itself or shows the device as empty until a second restart. It may be possible to fix that in software so the system deals with a failure in a friendlier way.

Right now I'm not comfortable with daily reboots, even if my data is safe. I'll likely replace my 32GB card with a certified 16GB as soon as one is identified.
[Focus General] manlisten:
FWIW, Amazon is selling the SanDisk 32GB card for $77 USD.

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-32GB-...JYCY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1289934053&sr=8-2
[Focus General] psills:
No they're not.

"Sold by ABX ProTECH and Fulfilled by Amazon.

Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's own warehouses, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these items. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Super Saver Shipping"

High probability of FAKE!
[Focus General] XATAGuy:
The scary word here may be "bulk". Please let us know how it goes, but for those suffering occasional reboots now, I don't see the situation improving as data is added.
[Focus General] webdev511:
Based on the fact that it is

a) VERY cheap

b) Sold by Komputerbay & fufilled by Amazon (Komputerbay also sells a Class 6 32gb micro SDHC, if you belive that is legit :rolleyes: )

c) Bulk packaging

I'd say there probably knock offs.

Want to make sure you're getting a genuine SanDisk 32GB Class 2 micro SDHC? Get one in SanDisk Retail packaging. Even some of the Amazon listings for them "in retail packaging" still come bulk and are FAKE.

Before you put a 32gb microSDCH in your phone test it on a computer.

1. Fill that sucker up. Put 32GB of stuff on it so you KNOW it holds 32GB (places that sell fakes will rebadge a 16 hoping you never put more than that on them)

2. Run speed tests. The Ready Boost compatiablity test is a good place to start, but there are other apps listed in the thread too.

If it dosen't pass muster BEFORE you put it in the phone return that sucker. I know we like to skip the testing bit and trust that the cards are fine, but in this case I don't think it's worth the risk.
[Focus General] XATAGuy:
Interesting Sir; Thanks for the lesson!
[Focus General] Dland:
I ordered two Sandisk 32gb class 2 cards through amazon.com seller was BlueProton. I received two 32gb class 4 cards. I did not even open them, I sent them back. Most likely fake.

Amazon product description was...SanDisk 32GB MicroSDHC Card Class 2 (SDSDQ-032G-A11M, US Retail Package)

by SanDisk

Where can I get real Sandisk cards?
[Focus General] Nailz911:
Yep, I got mine there per my original post, and also got the 50% corp discount.....
[Focus General] chsoriano:
I purchased mine from Amazon as well (BlueProton was the seller as well) but I got an actual Class 2 32GB card. I tested it in my PC first, and after storing all my music and installing some apps/games, I have 15.3 out of 36.9 GB free, so quite a bit on the SD card. I'll try filling it up today and see if the Zune software still sync fast once I hit 5GB free or so.
[Focus General] jeffgeno:
Did they come in sealed retail packaging or just loose?
[Focus General] Dland:
They came sealed in individual retail cardboard card type packaging. The type that would be placed on a hook in a retail display. The printed barcode on the back was covered with a new barcode label. I was unable to see the card model number listed anywhere on the package to verify it was the same as shown in amazon.com description.

Also, other Sandisk cards I have purchased in the past have had some type of USB adapter included, here only the the memory card was included.
[Epic 4G General] JettMartinez:
I've got launcher pro running with 7 homescreens, at least 2 of which are nothing but shortcuts to Apps that I want to get to quicker then scrolling through everything in the App Drawer.

Do these shortcuts cause processes to start and eat up battery? Looking in the currently running menu under applications there seems to be a mess of things in there that I didn't start.

And if we shouldn't be dropping all these shortcuts on the home screens, is there a way to better segment the App Drawer so it's not just a huge alphabetical list of apps? :confused:

Thanks!
[Epic 4G General] JettMartinez:
Can any of the resident big brains help clear this up? Thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tanikir:
As a serial flasher, I'm looking for an app that will backup my scene or homescreen and allow me to restore it. I'm pretty sure Titanium will do this, but I'm not a fan and I'd like to avoid them. I'm using AppBrain to sync the programs so this is the one last step I'd like to get out of.
[Focus General] mcraine:
Just finished updating my Zune music collection to wma lossless for better quality sound on home system. Will the lossless wma files sync to the Focus at full bit rate or does it get compressed before it goes onto the phone? My collection is about 23gb lossless so I could fit it with room using a 32gb micro card plus the 8gb internal storage. (assuming the card issues get sorted out) If it's auto compressed, I'll probably go with a 16gb card instead.
[Focus General] peterfnet:
There is an option in zune to turn off compression.

Settings->Phone->Conversion Settings

Select "Only convert media files that aren't supported by the device"
[Focus General] AyanamiZer00:
I haven't tried yet, but there's no reason it shouldn't play WMA Lossless. My Zune HD and Zune 80 before that both played WMA Lossless just fine - although tracks won't play with zero gap in between them all the time.
[Focus General] mcraine:
Thanks! I'll see if it works and post the results. I'm getting the phone as soon as the expansion card arrives.
[Focus General] mcraine:
Looks like songs are limited to 320 Kbps when transferring to the phone. I checked "Only convert media files that aren't supported by the device" under conversion settings then sync'd the phone. My approx. 22gb of music is taking up about 10gb on the phone so it must be automatically compressing to 320 kbps.
[Focus General] tsuabing:
I had the same experience. My Zune HD will take WMA lossless and not convert the files but the phone converts it to a max of 320kbps.
[Focus General] enjoythemusic:
Hmm... it should handle lossless as the list of codecs/rates are at

http://wmpoweruser.com/updates-code...ows-phone-7-released-xvid-and-divx-supported/

Of course should handle and will handle/transfer are two different items it seems :(
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Kralle:
Hi there...

I am searching for hours now...

I want a Flashlight-App that uses the "ultra bright" mode..

all apps I found only were "medium bright"...

if you ever used a Flashlight-App on HD2 on Windows-Mobile, you should know, what I am talking about.

Only App I found was nexus-one-torch.

I think it "takes photos" to make the dual-LEDs go maximum brightness, but the disadvantage is: it flickeres alot..

Anyone knows a Flashlight-App that uses maximum brightness of the dual-LED-Flash on the HD2 with Android?

Thank you!!

Greetings from Germany! :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ultramag69:
I like Tesla led. it seems pretty good...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Kralle:
But Tesla LED is not as bright as Windows-Mobile or "Nexus One Torch".

It does not utilize the maximum led-brightness. :/
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] white-energy:
Why would you need the Max LED flashlight?

Are you gonna setup a party xD!

I think that.. its useless.. the "one" (referred to the settings/drivers) we got now is awesome.. i can clearly see everything in my room when the lights are off.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Kralle:
Because the device is capable of such a brightness..

aaaand...

BECAUSE ITS COOL! :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] burpingboy:
and you risk damaging your led lights...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] asphaltkiller:
I ve runner N1 torch with High brightness for 40 minutes without any problem!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bumbklaatt:
I to want to find an app like this, I miss the torch from WinMo.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Kralle:
Uhm.. NO? Windows Mobile runs the maximum brightness with the standart HTC-Flashlight-App.. so definately: no!

=> Still searching an app! :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] domantas:
have anybody found app? i also searched it for ages ....
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dkl_uk:
You risk destroying the LED's, they will burn out.

It doesn't matter what your own personal experiences are, they will break. Think of it like staring into a laser and not seeing instant visual disruption. It'll happen, just give it time and it'll mess things up.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] grimmjaw:
Everything breaks eventually my friend. I admit it may shorten the leds life span but some might not care because they wont use their phone for years and years. I personally have been using high mode on my nexus one for over a year and its still going :-)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] huggs:
If you need something brighter than tesla, wouldn't it make sense to just use a maglite? Phones are great for minor conveniences, but just like the cameras, if i wanted top quality photos, i'd buy a digital camera not try to squeeze quality out of an inferior cel phone cam. Same with the flashlight, great if u drop ur keys at night, not so much if you're trying to light up your whole backyard or something.

-HD2 Android-
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] havikx:
i dont think the torch app really uses the brightest setting.

i think its a matter of being properly programmed/optimized for hd2.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zaphrox:
You could try Mag Flashlight, it has two brightness levels, but I'm not sure if it can use dual LED
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] rockinjer:
yeah i remember the stock Hd2 flashight was WAY brighter, it puts the ones on android to shame, i want it back!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] tn1kinobe:
Yes, I've downloaded all available flashlight apps on the android market for my htc hd2, and NONE of them have matched to the htc hd2's windows mobile version. That particular version had 3 settings, low medium and high. All of the android flashlight apps seem to match the MEDIUM setting that the windowsmobile version was able to output.

Can someone port or write an android app that's nearly identical to the stock htc hd2's flashlight app that had 3 settings, without the annoying 5 second demo animation at the beginning on how to use it? That third setting (high) was KILLER, and impressed all of my friends as to the htc hd2's dual led true potential!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kersh:
Same here, anyone have found any program with full bright?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Optimus-Prime:
HERE IT IS! (well i think its it. IDK)

okay so i pulled this off my typhoon CM7. its the "Torch" app. it has a high brightness setting as well as a strobe feature. (i have my mini raves XD)

its in apk format.

put it in sdcard, use a file explorer to locate it and install it. it should work.

btw i forgot. if it works hit the thanks button :D have a good day.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] si3eck684:
Unfortunately, like everyone is saying even the one that you pulled from the typhoon (althought it says it is the highest possible setting) is not the brightest setting that WM was able to achieve. Anyone else still looking for this like me? If someone who knows what they are doing could do this, it would be awesome!

For those that don't understand why we want this, you haven't used the WM LED flashlight long enought. I actually have great stories that goes along with the brightness of HD2 flashlight in WM (from everyone envying me at concerts to saving a bunch of us in the middle of the woods after the sun went down in the middle of a hike that went wrong =P).
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] JohnnyVolcom5:
The android ROM i use came with that stock flashlight.....the one with the 3 settings, i checked to see if both the LEDs were on while on the brightest setting and im still blind and seeing spots lol.

Heres the Build i use

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=962600
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] si3eck684:
That would be amazing if it was that app and could get it for the HD2! Crossing my fingers =D Can anyone see if we can pull the app from this rom? Wouldn't have the slightest idea on how I would do this =]
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] brymat93:
TorchButton.. BY FAR the best flashlight app. EXTREEEEEMLY bright, only downside is it doesnt have a fast strobe.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] namelessrabbit:
Still waiting for a decent flashlight app to come to the market. I know the stock htc version was free, but I'd be willing to pay for an app that brings me back the full brightness of my beloved hd2s led's.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] elesbb:
There is brightest flashlight free . i used lumos on my Touch Pro 2 to check brightness using brightest flashlight free and Torch with the "high brightness" setting ticked and 2046 was the value for both aapps , when unticked "High brightness" setting in Torch the value was 744 .
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] namelessrabbit:
Are you aware that "brightest flashlight free" is considered being malware?

I installed it anyways just to try it and it kind of messed up my phone. It added new shortcuts and created some annoying flickering of GO Launcher EX.

Anyways, it didn't bring back the full brightness. It was as "bright" as any other flashlight app.

I'm starting to be pretty sure that this issue MUST be related to drivers/kernel. After my oncoming exams I will try another kernel to verify this. Because the flash of the camera is actually pretty much like the full brightness there must be the possibility to activate it by software but I recon nobody did write an app to do this for the HD2.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] namelessrabbit:
I tried to find out who wrote the drivers for our HD2 but I didn't come up with something helpful.

Does anybody know who wrote the camera driver (especially the driver for controlling the LED's)?

Because I reckon it should be easy for this guy to enable the brightest settings for a prolonged time. The highest brightness IS AVAILABLE WHILE RUNNING ANDROID! Just take a picture with forced flash and enjoy the yet short but beautiful brightness.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] elesbb:
If one echos 255 to file /sys/class/leds/flashlight/brightness(i believe that is the directory) it will come on and immediatly shut off. This (in my mind) is a failsafe. As posted in previous posts in this thread a max brightness of 255 will damage the LED and make them run hot. However, if you truly want to use 255 as a constant brightness you might be able to make an sh file and have it change the permissions of the brightness file to keep system and other things from changing the falues again. Im not sure i havent tried it as the standard brightness is totally bright enough.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] namelessrabbit:
Thank you for your reply!

But it was also mentioned in previous posts that for Windows Mobile there was an official app which allowed to put out full brightness.

I personally did use max brightness just for a few seconds, usually not longer then 10 seconds. The leds survived this a good 2 year period. And there are several opinions of people stating that they kept the leds in max mode for significantly longer time also without any damage.

Of course I know that the fluorescent material ages by drawing max power, but I think that shouldn't bother us during the expected lifetime of this device ;-)

But maybe you are right and the value of 255 is too high for prolonged use. We would somebody with equipment to measure light output to compare the official app output and the forced one. If they match it shouldn't be a big problem to stuff this into a decent looking app, right?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kundanjuit:
This is the closest three level flashlight to the stock HTC torch app that I use on my rooted device.

Low

Medium

High

Apk

View attachment flsh.apk
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] namelessrabbit:
I already got this app on my HD2, but the point of this whole thread is the highest available level not being the actually highest possible ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hengsheng120:
If you try WP7, there's a pulse app call easyHeartRate and running it for more than 40s will heat up the LEDs so much that you can't measure your pulse anymore w/o burning your fingers. Maybe it only works on non android OSes.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] elesbb:
Its a kernel restriction(from what i understand) android doesnt allow the flashlight LED to run at max brightness for more than one second(i believe thats the time) max brightness is only used for taking a picture.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] namelessrabbit:
So if some dev could modify the kernel it would be possible?

How much work would that be?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hengsheng120:
Kotokas Black lk (clk variant) supports turning on the flashlight on at full brightness at the menu screen. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21782542#post21782542
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] elesbb:
After looking at googles code i think its a google thing not a kernel thing. So the answer is YES it would be extremely hard to modifiy the code.

I have written a VERY brutal app that will force it full brightness but it will flash because of android automatically shutting it off, then my app turns it back on.

YOU MUST HAVE "hold back button to kill app" ENABLED IF YOU DO NOT ENABLE THIS THE APP WILL NEVER CLOSE UNLESS YOU REMOVE THE BATTERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DO NOT USE THIS IF YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING

THIS IS VERY BAD FOR THE LEDS THEY GET EXTREMELY HOT!

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED i take NO responsibility for ANY damage YOU do to your phone by using this app.

That being said, here it is. :P i have an idea for this to work though less brutally xD just give me some time.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] sheek360:
guys, i cant stress this enough and i'm sure the old android heads here will agree with me. their are many many different android phones out there that have root. And although they're all different they all have a few apps in common. setcpu, rom manager, terminal, titanium back up.

I just want to touch base on Titanium backup.

It allows you to totally remove any app, including bloat ware. You can also suspend apps.

the freeze feature was handy because i enjoy sense but didn't like its apps and widgets hogging ram for no reason; considering i never used those sense apps. it netted in a nice battery and performance gain, at least.

one awesome thing about TB is the ability to back up your apps and reinstall all of them. the whole experience is as streamlined as batch market downloading and waaaaaay better than astro file managers one at a time annoying install.

Also, after a full wipe you will definitely want to run market dr so u can easily keep tabs on your updates.

in short, you wouldn't bang her/him without a condom right? well don't flash with out titanium backup!

I totally recommend the paid version!!!!!
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] mauaus:
So now we can uninstall completely without consequences web2go, Pico TTS, Quickoffice, Listen , Home screen tips, Google Skymaps, Google Translate, Goggles, Finance, wifi calling, etc ??

I was about to but i got a message that said i might have to reinstall the ROM if something craps out...
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] sheek360:
you should be able too delete what u want. I wouldn't remove wifi calling though lol

I would wait for a clockwork recovery version to be available. This way u can make a backup before u delete all that
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] mauaus:
Im not with tmo it says invalid sim so its of no use to me. Is there a workaround?
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] sheek360:
oh i see,

in regards to a backup? i think itll be best to be safe than sorry and wait till clockwork recovery is released.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] -FuRBz-:
is there a big difference between the free and paid version? what im asking is would i still be able to do back up and delete bloatware with the free version
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] mikeybot:
The batch is MUCH better with the paid version, definitely well worth it
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] sheek360:
I agree!!!!!!!!!
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] sheek360:
Just one thing: please don't forget that system apps (ie: apps that are part of your ROM) themselves can't be restored by TitaniumBackup for now. Only their data is backed up. So if somebody is not 100% sure about removing a system app, it's wise to try freezing it first -because that's easy to undo.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] kingbrooks1984:
So how do we do the remove of unwanted apps