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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jagpoag:
I was just wondering if you could do me a favor and let me have your physical address? The reason I ask is because like most people, I'm sure you have something around your house (perhaps your phone) that you have modded or even built yourself. Of course I need your address so that I can jump a plane, fly to your home and steal one of these items from you while you sleep (again, perhaps your MODDED PHONE) and then return to Florida with it. Once I return, I of course will place an ad on CL for the item and charge a nice fee to the buyer.

Now since you see nothing wrong with a person taking another persons work and charging a FEE for the 'service' involved, you will not have a problem with me doing this, CORRECT? I mean I DO have to purchase a ticket, write down your address, fly there, fly back and then go through the time of placing the ad of CL. That is a lot of work if you really think about it. SO, I would not really be selling the item I TOOK from you, RIGHT? The person that gets the item from me would only be paying me for my services (you know, stealing it from you in the first place;) )

Nice try but again, if you are not able to present a valid argument here, please take this time to explore other posting opportunities in our fine forums. Have a great day

PS:

Please do not make the mistake of trying to convince me that steal a physical item and taking software from the internet for profit are two different things. Digital or physical, taking something for the purpose of profit is immoral and as I've said before, in some parts of the world illegal;) I would invite you to read up on the subject sometime instead of just downloading software and begging for help at every turn. Oh and please do not waste my time and yours by trying the "open source" argument here. It will only show that you have not educated yourself on the matter and force me to make you cry at your keyboard. Walk away, it really is the best option;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] JonSolo:
I quoted the above because it is not apples to apples. You failed that to mention that the cook is opening cans of Campbells...not actually making the soup. And yes the cooks are being altruistic. But that does not mean the servers have to.

If we buy into what is being said here, then EVERY IT person on this board needs to quit their job. I read some of the ads, and none that I read mentioned anyone taking credit for anything...except copying items to your phone.

You guys also make me want to refuse to pay my a/c heating guy. After all, he only comes by and looks and my wires. He once tried to convince me he had colder freon. Who knows, maybe he did. But all he offers me is a service, I still have to pay separately for parts.

Maybe I could pay for the parts and he do the work for free. :)

I am not for or against what anyone does. If the devs were to charge for the rom, I would say "bad form"...BUT...if they charged for their time, I would gladly pay...ooops I forgot, I already have donated several times.

Just glad I am not modding anything that does not belong to me.

Edit: To Jag in the post just above mine...you are right in concept, digital theft is as bad as actually stealing a physical item. But my questions is WHAT is being stolen? Android? Froyo? Are the devs stealing from Google? If they are not, can it be rightfully said that someone using the ROM is stealing it? Or if they charge someone to help them put a ROM on their phone is THAT theft? Really, at what point does it become theft? If I take a popular song that is ONLY for sale at iTunes (say Autotune the News) and transfer it to the radio then that is considered theft. So is it theft when a dev takes an OS meant for one piece of hardware (itunes) and makes it work on another (the radio)? Really we could take this in circles. But the truth is, people can charge for their time, dev or anyone else.

Hell, I saw XDA trying to get people to do video shows. Whose intellectual property will it be? So OWNERSHIP is really what is being challenged here, and I have not seen any dev take ownership of Android.

What if the ROM is custom cooked by the person offering the service? Is it ok to offer then?

Really where and when do we draw the line? Or do any of us here even have that right?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] conantroutman:
I really think it would be best if this thread were closed.....

it doesn't seem to be a "discussion" anymore, just a never ending downward spiral of flaming and ego stroking.....

@ the OP

I think you need to relax a little, your heading for a heart attack or an aneurysm if you keep this up.....
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mcmexican:
This thread has gotten completely out of hand. I am closing the thread and will be reviewing conduct of members comments.

-McMex
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NotATreoFan:
I am posting from my mobile, and do not have the time to mention anyone by name, but there is no need to resort to personal attacks. You know who you are...
[HD7 General] rafter_01:
Evening,

I can't seem to find the fancy NOTES app in the marketplace, where is it?

Thanks
[HD7 General] LittleMerc:
It is in the marketplace. When you say fancy, what you meant by fancy? Anyway the marketplace has this note app where you can input the nots u want, then paste it onto the board. Over time (as time goes by), the note you had made will age and slowly rot depending on the timeframe you put for the notes.
[HD7 General] rafter_01:
this is the note app I want, but WHERE is it in the marketplace?

Thanks
[HD7 General] brummiesteven:
Marketplace > HTC Apps

Or at least it should be, looks like they've pulled it for some reason.
[Android Software Development] Jackk819:
I am not to sure if this is the correct area for this. But I am wondering how hard it is to make a Android game? This isn't something I want to just jump into, but learn while I am doing it and take my time.

So how challenging is it to someone who has no experience?

Thank You
[Android Software Development] darnap:
Do you have any programming experience at all?

If you know languages like C++ or Java you're pretty close already. Android is programmed in Java, and you need to be familiar with Java's memory management to understand what happens behind the scenes since memory is critical on a mobile device. Also you should get some experience with multithreaded programming, since most times you'll need threads to complete tasks without getting the UI stuck.

Android uses a component based architecture that might be a bit unfamiliar in the beginning, since there's no 'main' entrypoint and you have to split your app into 'activities' that talk to each other through 'intents'.

Games present additional challenges, since they often require you to take care of several things involved with graphics and audio, so maybe they're not the ideal first step into programming.
[Android Software Development] MacDegger:
I started programming for my phone on my Touch HD (windows mobile 6.5, using c#). I'd done some java (not a lot, really, and I hated it), some c (a bit, liked it much more) and quite a few script languages.

I have to say, I got into c# with the compact .NET framework VERY easily. It was very straightforwards, nicely syntaxed ... it was just programming as I'd known it. I've made some office apps, one or two games (just for fun, although the apps were meant to be sold ... **** MS for going wp7 and incompatible!; they were solid pieces of software engineering, if I say so myself)

Two weeks ago I got my Desire HD and a few books on programming Android ( O'Reilly, Sam's) and went looking through developer.android.com .

And I have to say, I find it hard! The concepts and how they work together are a bit ... uhm ... distributed. Good software design, but hard on the programmer (and ****ing verbose to actually type in the porgamming! Sheesh!). It took me a while to grok how all these systems are fitting together: to be honest, I'm still trying to make it all jell. All these intents, services, activities, broadcast receivers ... very interesting, but just thinking of the best (or even correct!) way of setting up your porgram is kinda difficult.

But, that's just me, in two weeks time in my spare time. I am getting it now and it is interesting (and, actually, very well set up for what they want android to do/be). c# was just easier, friendlier and faster to get into.

Sorry if this sounds negative: learning a new language isn't EASY, but it is FUN :) And very informative. If you have a few hours to start off with and then an hour a day, go for it ... but keep in mind there are easier/more straightforwards programming languages/environments than android (or so I think).
[Android Software Development] verbuyst:
I would like to know this too because I got my HTC Wildfire for a few months now and I just rooted my phone yesterday to get into the whole development and modding.

I would like to learn how to make a widget first and then move onto a app/game. My goal would be to know how to create a 2D based side scroller, I would like to recreate "Bio Menace" for the Android. (I have the sprites and maps, now I only need to learn to make it into a game). (Bio Menace was my all-time favorite game when I was a child and I sometimes still play it on dosbox, but I would like to take it with me on transits to work)

I have no experience in Programming at all, I only did graphical stuff (Photoshop, 3DS Max) I know a little html for basic websites, but this was also more in Dreamweaver with the layout to designer.

So I found these books on android, but before I begin to read any of them. Can somebody tell me which book is best to start on first or which book to skip? I also like a video tutorial, but has anybody seen it? Is it any good?

Ebooks

Apress: Beginning Android 2 http://apress.com/book/view/9781430226291

Apress: Pro Android Games http://apress.com/book/view/9781430226475

Apress: Pro Android 2 http://apress.com/book/view/9781430226598

CommonsWare LLC The Busy Coders Guide to Android Development http://commonsware.com/Android/

Sam's Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-Android-Application-Development/dp/0321673352

O'Reilly Media: Building Android Apps with HTML CSS and JavaScript http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920010067

O'Reilly Media: Hello Android 3rd Edition http://oreilly.com/catalog/9781934356562

Video tutorial

O'Reilly Media: Developing Android Applications with Java, Part 1 http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920001690

Sorry to threadjack you, but it made no sense to me to start a new thread on the same topic. There really should be an own section for noobs or a good sticky with this kind of information for noobs.
[Android Software Development] InfDaMarvel:
lol Im in the process of learning java right now, basic java though.

Mathods

Interfaces

Static Methods

Im pretty interested in what I need to know for development on the andriod platform. By mid/late spring I should know quite a bit more. Taking an Advanced java course. Current I only know C#, C++, and Visual Basics.

Never worked on a GUI before =(.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] britishtomquin:
I hate the froyo phone, dialer, call log, etc. app that is on my build. It's the original froyo version but for some reason i hate it and want to replace it.

I want to put the phone/dialer app from the 2.1 android or ideally from the original hd2 wm rom. Can anyone give me the steps to do so please? Other than this i love android.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] flame10:
I was in the same state as you until I met Dialer One
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] mafiu95:
Ok, so...

At first I found a ReactOS offical ARM port.

It is here(delete spaces, forum still prevents me from inserting any link): htt p:/ /ww w. rea cto s.or g/wik i/ARM_ Port

At second I don't understand it at all so if anyone are good in this type of thing, tell us is it possible to have it working UNDER HARET?

And finaly at third If yes, is it will be possible to run any applications excluding a orginals one?

And that's all

P.S. There is already a topic here(ht tp:/ /foru m.xd a-deve lopers.co m/sho wthre ad.php?t =791800 ) but it is quite old and not for our device.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] arrrghhh:
Ew, why would you want React on your phone...?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] tritime:
i'd say ehm.. for the heck of it?

don't really think there is a point tho in rOS, both windows that comes natively and android have a massive userbase and for a 'full OS' there is already someone building linux version of Ubuntu.

beside that, the React OS makes use of 'windows' binaries (from what i read on their website.) which are in x86 format as far as i believe, running them on an ARM processor isn't likely to work.

if i'm incorrect please correct me :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] mafiu95:
Not really, all the binaries were written by ReactOS Team and they are open source... So in practise we can compile it and have it running on ARM processor.

And why? Simply. If all the dll's and files can run exe files we should be able to run normal applications like firefox, flash, etc. Maybe not at maxiumum speed(because of alpha build of ReactOS) but still it can be quite useful.

I didn't managed to build it. As far as I read it is imposible beacause of compiler which doesn't compile it correctly, or at all.

If anyone have any ideas how to do it tell us...

P.S. The full source of ReactOS + additional appliactions included is avaible at ReactOS main page.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] arrrghhh:
Well ReactOS to my knowledge doesn't run that well on x86 machines, so I doubt our tired old phones will run it very well...

Rhodbuntu isn't good enough...? I'd say that's your best hope - in theory it will run FF & flash...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] mafiu95:
ReactOS of course is not the faster system ever but it it a only(actualy) operation system that is in open source and have a fully rewritten binaries, etc.

And BTW you still can't have a flash and Java(SE) running on armel(rhodbuntu) :(
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] arrrghhh:
Ah didn't realize. What makes you think it'll work on React? lol :p
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Viper Matrix Wireless:
Theres a possibility. But as I test the recent version out, there are problems with it, so I dont think its a good idea to port. There are issues from clicking to how things are displayed to windows sticking & not listening to me when I click close or minimize/maximize.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] emartinez13:
Can't get it to work on my phone. Has anyone had luck using it?
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] tw39515:
I got it working had to power off with restart.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] emartinez13:
Ok I guess the problem is that T-mobile didn't program a phone number into the sim card. When you go to Settings->About phone->Phone Identity under phone number it says "unknown" which is causing a problem for Tikl cause I guess it relies on that.

I've done some googling and other people have had that problem and have fixed it by taking out the sim card and putting it into an iPhone and then editing the info. Unfortunately android doesn't have this capability (which sucks!) so i'm stuck. Anyone know of an app or something that can manage the sim card info?
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] boroarke:
Could probably just go into Tmobile and have them do it for you for free.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] stoneyjonez:
I work for Tmo and I can tell you for sure this is a known issue with every Android device. If you call they can send an OTA that just programs the number in your SIM. I do it at least once a week for customers, just call thru to Tech Care and ask.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] emartinez13:
Thanks for the responses. I'll give T-mo a call, i'm sure they can fix it. I didn't want to have to drive to the store again. :)
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] JWhipple:
My first SIM didn't have the number either. I called T-Mobile up, told them the problem and they sent something OTA that programmed the SIM with my number.
[Windows Phone 7 General] enak:
I pleased report that my friend has now received his Samsung Omnia 7.

First impressions are very good. Build quality is excellent.

The screen is fantastic. Side by side with the HTC Trophy it looks significantly better. Viewing angles are incredible and don't get washed out. Colours are bright and vibrant, blacks are black. My only comment would be that the screen brightness is almost too bright! Although this would be a real advantage outdoors.

Performance is noticably faster than the HTC Trophy with games loading several seconds faster, sometimes as much as 10-15 seconds.

On the downside, why fit the power/lock button on the side!

There is also no flashlight app from Samsung to use the LED flash... Hopefully they will address this as it's a bit of a shortcoming.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ov2rey:
i would said both phone using same hardware.. only screen is diff
[Windows Phone 7 General] the0ne:
Soem issues with the HTC Trophy : http://www.1800pocketpc.com/2010/11/04/windows-phone-7-htc-device-plagued-with-hardware-issues.html
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] AndreiC1:
Hi,

I'm trying to write some scripts that will turn on/off various functions of my rooted phone running a Cyanogen 6 based ROM (especially those functions that can't be programmatically manipulated through standard apps on non-rooted phones).

One approach I figured (Approach 1), would be to simply write 1/0 in the sqlite settings database for various settings (/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db). However, simply writing on/off there does not automatically turn on/off those functions. After a reboot this will work though.

Another approach (Approach 2) would be to call various services with various parameters. For example this:

wifi on: service call wifi 13 i32 1

wifi off: service call wifi 13 i32 0

Will turn on/off the Wifi.

My questions are:

Which of these 2 approaches would you recommend?

Do you recommend any other approaches?

For "Approach 1", do you know of another way (besides rebooting the phone) that would force the phone to take the new settings in the database into consideration?

For "Approach 2", where could I find some documentation so that I will know how to manipulate the other services? (I'm interested especially in: GPS, Mobile Networks Location, 2G/3G switch, Data connection, Background data connection, Ringer, Auto sync)

Thanks,

Andrei
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lasting:
adding few more commands

This is not the answer, but I've found few more commands which can be helpful.

#service call connectivity 14 i32 1 -> Mobile Data ON (NEED ROOT)

#service call connectivity 14 i32 0 -> Mobile Data OFF (NEED ROOT)

#service call connectivity 12 i32 1 -> Background service ON

#service call connectivity 12 i32 0 -> Background service OFF
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kanso:
maybe a late reply, almost 2 years sincs op.

i look up information about the service interface directly from the aidl files, these files are well documented.

so for the example you gave, look at IWifiManager.aidl, the methods are numbered in sequence (starting at 1). the 13 entry is for setWifiEnabled(Bool), notice that i32 is encoding an integer into a boolean value.

for more information, the underlying system of IPC in android is managed by Binder.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] adamvanner:
..As in, there havent been many updates from the devs for some time on DesireHD roms- is there a particular reason? Is the camera still the main hickup? Thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] anrabi4:
I`d love to have a Desire HD build with working camera, I`d use it undoubtedly! I love the new Sense interface with Skins, it`s wonderful!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Peteryoung:
It hasn't stopped, but there's so many things all happening at once that some things take a lot longer. With the hd builds the camera was the main issue, they had to wait for HTC to release the kernel source before it could be worked on properly...now the main development is focused on getting it to work on the desire as that is closest to our hd2's. Once its all sorted with the desire it shouldn't be long before its all ported to hd2. With the previous desire builds they are a good deal of the way to getting everything all worked out for us, but with the hd builds and the new kernels, they pretty much have to go back to square one and custom build everything all over again. Also with the upcoming release of magldr for nand install Android, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the devs are collaborating to get everything ironed out on that so the release is as smooth as possible, once the hype has died down after the release of magldr, maybe hd development will resume a bit more quickly. Hope this helps...I know, its hard being patient when the available builds are so damned tempting already!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] joncy92:
Hey, rather than starting a new thread just thought I'd ask here.

Can someone please links to the threads containing desire HD (with Sense) ROMs and just give a quick outline of what is and isn't working. Hope it's not too much trouble

(and i tried searching but I got too many results :P)

Cheers x
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miragebg:
Guys,

Last few times I plugged my phone to PC, Win suggest to autofix file system errors!

I allowed once but without success...

Is that mean that I am on way to screw my internal memory up after couple of Lagfixes applied?

EDIT:

It seems to be resolved after several times trying to fix it- no problems so far, but I think that switching between diff lagfixes could bring some troubles in time..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dupel:
Thats windows idiotic behavior. There is nothing wrong with sd card and lagfixes aren't involved too.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] zevele:
Configuration

Configuration​

Blink Sequences

The blink sequences for the different situations can be customized. The blink sequences can be edited in the settings application under the "sequences" tab or by directly editing the correspnding registry key. A blink sequence is composed of blocks separated by comas (white space is not allowed). The following commands are allowed:

Configuration

All the configuration can be performed via the settings application. All settings are saved to the registry, under "HKCU\Software\Blinker". The following keys are available:

Z.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] phoneXx:
fantastic^^ :)