yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD7 General] LuRock:
-(Typing)

-Spot editing

Typo troubles? Press and hold a text box until the large cursor appears, then drag it to the problem spot.

-Pop-up punctuation

Press and hold the peroid (.) key to see a pop-up menu with other popular punctuation marks.

-Quick fix

Press a misspelled word to see suggestions from the built-in dictionary. Press a suggestion to swap it in.

-(Browsing)

-When pinning a web page to the start screen, on the page zoom in to whatever you want the tile to show.

-When browsing on any web page, you can hit the menu dots (...) >hit find on page >Type any word you want and it will find that word and highlight it for you.

-When browsing on any web page you can highlight any word >hit search and it will search that word for you on your browser.

-(Music)

-You can pin your playlist on the start screen for quick play of your music.

-(Voice Search)

-Voice search any movie out rite now and it will show you a list of all theaters showing the movie and next show time.

-(Visibility)

-the white background gives you better visibility of the screen when your outdoors in daylight. (Also white background wont waist more battery than the black background)
[HD7 General] sketchy9:
-Tap and hold on the "&123" button while typing to bring up the secondary keyboard, slide your finger to the desired special character, and release. The character will be input and the primary keyboard will return automatically. Useful for quick punctuation, numbers, etc.

-R
[HD7 General] adesonic:
Useful information, thanks
[HD7 General] ferhanmm:
oops nvm
[G2 and Desire Z General] funkeee:
Hey all, I was wondering if anyone was able to locate some radiation specifications for this phone? Cancer causing or not, I was wondering if the data exists.

I only get EDGE in my apartment, and I know that if I don't check use 2G only, my phone will be emitting a stronger signal in search of that 3G tower.

What about GPS? And does using the handset while using Navigation subject you to any more radiation than normal? I recall some pamphlets included with other phones limit the ear-to-phone range to a minimum of 1".
[G2 and Desire Z General] jeff260z:
The energy in the radio waves our phones generate is less than the energy in the green light spectrum our eyes detect. What does that mean? Well you are probably safer using your phone than standing in a green field on a sunny day.

It takes a certain amount of energy to break DNA bonds. Green light can "bend" those bonds but not break them. Our phones radio waves can't even bend them.
[G2 and Desire Z General] funkeee:
So are you referring to maximum radiation emitted or average radiation according to usage set by the manufacturer? I know the radiation is low, but I'm curious about what that maximum is. Where would someone find those figures?
[G2 and Desire Z General] davbran:
Oh come now, with wireless phones, wifi, microwaves, bluetooth (keyboards, mics and headsets) surrounding us everyday, you're going to worry about this phone?
[G2 and Desire Z General] funkeee:
Seriously, did I say I was worried? I have yet to mention why I need this data.

So here it is: I'm researching FCC regulations on radiation and its effects on mobile hardware development. This is part of a larger project which examines the correlation between technological advances and overall radiation exposure.

So don't be so quick to hate.

Nevertheless I found the data on my own. For anyone who is curious, it is:

1.310 W/kg Head and 0.784 W/kg Body
[G2 and Desire Z General] AndyA_UK:
If you have the FCC ID for the phone (or any other device) then you can get the full reports from here: www fcc gov/oet/ea/fccid/ (silly system, won't let me post links and automatically turns a web address into a link so I can't post it as text)

GPS is receive only so using that shouldn't have any additional impact. However since the phone will be downloading maps etc... it will make the cell network link more active than if the navigation wasn't running.
[Droid 2 General] silverfang77:
Rooted Droid 2 with Froyo 2.2 and 2.3.20 system update and am trying to recover a Verizon bloatware app I removed with Titanium Backup. Installing it from Amazon Marketplace won't do the trick.

I rooted my Droid 2 using Doroot, installed Titanium Backup and proceeded to stupidly uninstall the Skype bloatware that Verizon and Motorola so thoughtfully put on all our Droids.

Only later on did I learn that in order to receive OTA system and OS updates, one must have all bloatware present and accounted for in the /system/apps folder.

Can I use the skype_mobile.live.apk file that I downloaded in a Droid X backup file, or does the Droid 2 use a different version? If I can't use the Droid X Skype file, does anyone know where I can get the Droid 2 Skype file?

I'd like to be able to restore it without wiping the phone and reinstalling everything if possible.

And yes, I have learned my lesson about impulsively uninstalling apps that come with phones, even annoying ones.

Thank you for any help.
[Droid 2 General] razorloves:
the droid x one is probably the same, but here's the droid 2 one. http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-2-hacks/86628-source-droid-2-apks.html#post885381

or

you can use this one http://www.droidforums.net/forum/xeudoxus/78843-apks-unlocked-apps.html

next time you want to uninstall a system app, just open Root Explorer and rename the file to *.bak. Changing the file extension like that will make it unrecognized so it will be uninstalled. Then, if you ever want it back, just change it back to *.apk
[Droid 2 General] silverfang77:
Thanks for the link and advice. I still need to get my hands on Root Explorer so I can restore Skype to the /system/apps folder and set its file properties to default.

Then I can get Gingerbread OTA.
[Droid 2 General] razorloves:
gingerbread ota? who, what, when, where, how? lol. you know something we dont?
[Droid 2 General] silverfang77:
Whenever it comes out. I'm just thinking ahead. It could come out any day and I want to be able to get it right away.

How do you get your phone carrier and nation flag under your user name? I nosed around in my User CP and couldn't find any options to add those.
[Droid 2 General] razorloves:
Just click on your user name in the top right corner. Then put in your carrier and pick your home country
[Epic 4G General] TheDub:
Hello guys!

Just got my Epic a few weeks ago to replace the old Moment.

Unfortunately.. I like everything about the phone except the main reason I got it over the Evo.. the keyboard. It seems to drop keys a lot, and I know for a fact I pressed them.

For example I can open up a text and type "lalalalalalalalalalalala" and it will drop a l or a or two. It's extremely annoying, the main reason I opted for the keyboard was for good accuracy when replying to emails for work..

As anyone else experienced this issue? Is this a software glitch or is hardware related? If this is a hardware problem.. I will be trading in for the Evo since I'm still within my 30 days.... not to mention the much better support Evo has for updates.. oh and my Network Based Location doesn't work.. wth really? So no location based app can find me with the real gps off. Why couldn't it of been HTC Epic 4g..

Anyways any input on the hardware keyboard would be greatly appreciated.
[Epic 4G General] NeonMonster:
Sadly, this is a issue with the Epic's keyboard.

All of the Epic's i've played with have this problem, and I think its a combination of hardware and software.

Typing very quickly will cause it to lag and skip a few letters. You have to slow down about 2seconds and it will be fine. :p
[Epic 4G General] TheDub:
Yeah, I was in the IRC talking to some people and it came off that its a known issue, happens in recovery to (although not quite as bad).. must be a hardware issue.. very disappointing considering the selling point to this phone over the evo is the keyboard mainly.

Does the keyboard have a buffer setting in the kernel somewhere? Maybe a seasoned developer would know haha, my gut tells me this is a buffer issue, you type to fast the buffer will fill up, and a letter or two will drop. Seems logical..
[Epic 4G General] mikeschevelle:
Is it possible that it doesnt deal with "multi touch" well. I know thats a soft keyboard term but typing to fast on the hard keyboard could surface issues if you have not fully depressed the previous key when typing fast???

Just a thought
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
IF I hit the A and S key at the same time it properly puts in "as"..when I slide "asdfghjkl" it misses a few characters..its not too big of an issue for me as I don't type that fast but there is definitely something :/

Out of curiosity I also tested the same thing on an Samsung Intercept..and Intercept is not effected..
[Epic 4G General] blazinazn:
Seems like my keyboard has gotten worse over time. I can't type a word without missing a letter. Really annoying.
[Epic 4G General] angelo2k8:
I have the same problem with mine. I figured it's a hardware issue and not really so much an issue with lag. I can hit a key and it just won't show up period so that's not lag.
[Epic 4G General] shook187:
I'm glad I don't type that fast.
[Epic 4G General] angelo2k8:
It does it to me whether typing fast or not. Every time I send a text I allot myself time for corrections because I know every time it misses 1-2 letters. It's pretty annoying. Not only that but i'm constantly getting unsent txt errors with this phone...never had that problem before.
[Epic 4G General] stir fry a lot:
Ever since ditching Swype for Ultra keyboard I haven't had this problem. I have it enabled so that its auto correct system works for the physical keyboard as well.
[Epic 4G General] MLHickey:
I've also had this problem. Very annoying especially being a fast typer. I feel like it is mostly a software issue too. It would be nice to have one of the great developers here take a look into it. This is my biggest problem with the epic.
[Epic 4G General] OperationMove:
Yeah it is particularly sad, especially considering that phones like the G1, Motorolas Devour & Cliq (*Puke, my old phone*) as well as other mid-range phones could type flawlessly. Yet one of the best phones in the world IMHO and you can't even type as fast as you'd like.

I'd also like to start a bounty for this soon, I'd be glad to donate to any developer that tracked down the issue and abolished it. (Unless its a hardware issue, in which case were just screwed.)
[Epic 4G General] Bigjim1488:
I am starting to get it as well. Seems to be a known issue but very annoying. If it gets any worse I am just going to get a single piece phone case and say goodbye to the keyboard forever. Sucks to say it but there is no point in using a keyboard that is inaccurate to the point that I need to go back and correct things when I know I typed it correctly the first time
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Could it have anything to do with the fact that our keyboards can handle multiple key presses at once? No other phone I have ever had could handle pressing multiple keys at the same time. It might just be an issue of not fully letting go of the previous key when the next key is hit. Or there might be a small delay after a keypress where the phone is waiting to see if another key is going to be pressed in combination to alter the consequences of said key press.
[Epic 4G General] icevapor:
Yeah I noticed I need to slow down. I come from the touch pro 2s sick keyboard.
[Epic 4G General] xcolt45:
Gotta say I was having the same problem... then someone here said to try ultra keyboard... and for some reason it has stopped missing the keys.. so I do believe it is more of a software problem. I am on the 24 hour trial and so far it works.
[Epic 4G General] TheDub:
I personally believe this is a software buffer issue with this particular keyboard.

Every physical keyboard needs a buffer, even on your PC. I think if we could increase the buffer on our Epic's keyboard driver which is built into the kernel we could alleviate this problem.

If a actual Dev would be willing to check it out that would be awesome! Not sure if Froyo still has this problem.

I agree with the disappointment... my Moment never missed a beat texting with the keyboard or writing an email, my Epic with all of its potential drops the ball in this department currently.

I hope it can be fixed. And no the solution is NOT to type slower..
[Epic 4G General] Bigjim1488:
I disabled the swype keyboard and it seems to have helped the issue. Maybe its just me? I am running the normal android on screen keyboard with swype unchecked in my settings
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
no its not the problem..I did a test by pressing both "a" and "s" key at same time and it registered as "as"..if that was the problem it wouldn't have registered that

I just disabled swype and did the "asdfghjkl" test and it worked flawlessly...I then re-enabled swype and it still worked fine :/ (running the dj29 froyo rom)..we may need more testing into this I guess?
[Epic 4G General] blazinazn:
Sometimes I use swype whenever I need to type a short message. It's the best of both worlds. Sad if you need to disable one of the features just to get the keyboard to work properly.

EDIT: Look at the fail rate when typing ab for a solid minute on my KB:

Abababababababababaababababababababababababaabababababababababababababababababababbaababaababababababababababababababababababaabababababababababbabababbababbabababababbabaababaabbababaababababababababababababababababababbaabababababababaababababaababababaabababababababaabababababababababababaabababababababaababababaababababababababaabababababababababababababbabababababababababababababababababaababababb

This is with swype disabled.
[Epic 4G General] TheDub:
I hope a dev will come to our aid and actually take a serious look at it, I can't even type texts accurately.. randomly missing letters on a phone that's selling point is having a real keyboard is absolutely unacceptable in my opinion... between this and Samsungs obvious slacking producing updates in a timely manner it keeps pushing me to just go trade for the Evo already... ten more days to decide.
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
That test is a bad test because it relies on coordination...of you typing ab..if your gonna do a test like that use the 'o' and 'p' (or 0 and 9) with 1 hand if right handed or 'q' and 'w' (or 1 and 2) if your left handed..but use only 1 hand to type..you will notice no mistakes...

Also..not discounting the swype theory..I also notice I can do this:

qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq

but its impossible to do:

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

due to alternative menus for that letter..could it possibly be having an effect?
[Epic 4G General] smashingblue:
This really makes me wish that I had considered the EVO a bit more. I can't play Super Mario Bros as running, jumping, and pressing forward makes Mario stop dead in hia tracks Until I lift up off the forward button.
[Epic 4G General] MLHickey:
I've noticed a small decrease in the amount of skipped laters with the DK05 ROM from quantum. Still present though.
[Epic 4G General] twoeleven99:
Same issue here with the kb. Just typing that sentence I had to go back twice to make a fix. Fortunately, some members here tend to think this device is the epitomy of perfection. Maybe their faith will resolve some of the phones issues.
[Epic 4G General] scriz:
Although I loved the Epic, this is one of the reasons I switched to the Evo for a short time. I have the Evo currently and am semi-regretting switching due to the screen and crisp-ness of the display.

I stopped using the physical keyboard in about an hour after I got the phone due to missed letters when I would type (plus I have sausage fingers so I would press multiple keys at the same time). When I had my Epic I used the virtual keyboard exclusively, so my thoughts were; "Whynot just get the Evo?"

I'll probably get tired of the Evo's **** quality screen and go back to the Epic, although thats really the only reason...
[Epic 4G General] WisdomWolf:
This is by far one of my biggest annoyances with the Epic. I know it's not purely a hardware issue because I loaded up Mega Man X in SNESdroid and it works almost flawlessly including moving forward, dash, charge and jump at the same time (aka 5 buttons). It also doesn't seem to miss repeated button presses. However in the latest DK17 I've discovered more dropped letters when texting via Handcent or chatting via Trillian. In fact I gave up chatting via Trillian entirely because it took too long to go back and correct everything.
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
Disable/remove swype and its back to normal...I think somehow swype is conflicting with the hardware kb...
[Epic 4G General] TheDub:
I've disabled and removed the Swype apk and still getting missing letters, not sure if it got better or not but it still definitely happens.
[Epic 4G General] bighuta:
the only button giving me problems is the A key
[Epic 4G General] 1999TL:
I've hated the epic kb due to this problem and some other quirks since day 1. Touch Pro 2 keyboard was the best ever...
[Epic 4G General] bsutton:
Now ^THAT^ is exagerating. we all know it misses a few keys sometimes, but who cares?! press the damn key again it wont kill you.
[Epic 4G General] TheDub:
Everyone lives with it but it's the fact that it's inexcusable.. for example. I use my phone with Exchange for work, one of the reasons its more appealing then the Evo is the keyboard if you have to send an email, you would think it would be more accurate maybe even quicker once you get used to it. But that's not the case with the Epic, one of it's biggest selling points doesn't work 100% right. Yeah we press the key again, I still send some emails without noticing though, but we shouldn't have to.
[Epic 4G General] fluxcommander:
I agree 100%, the hardware keyboard was the sole reason I chose the Epic over the EVO, and I find myself correcting emails and forum posts all the time...why pay so much for something that doesn't work like it promises?

I wil admit that I only noticed it whenever I installed DK17, but the idea of down-grading something to enhance its functionality just rubs me the wrong way. The Froyo update was/is supposed to fix problems, not just create new ones.
[Epic 4G General] nubsors:
I miss keys also but it doesn't happen so often that I'm super annoyed. I had to correct one word in this post btw.
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
DK17 is a beta..not an official release..
[Epic 4G General] udgn:
So thats it, EVERYONE change to ultra keyboard, test and LET US know your results.
[Epic 4G General] dmarden:
I have to say, I installed Ultra Keyboard for fun but after a few minutes configuring it and getting used to it... I like it WAY better than Swype. The fact that it catches the little hiccups when using the physical keyboard is a bonus.

Really... some of the configuration options are super useful.
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
SwiftKey fixed the physical keyboard for me. Try that out
[Epic 4G General] TheDub:
Just a FYI.. this problem is greatly reduced in Froyo with Swype enabled.. leads me to believe once Swype is disabled it may be entirely gone :)
[Epic 4G General] dieselg5:
Keyboard still missing keys with DK28
[Epic 4G General] azyouthinkeyeiz:
We do not have Froyo yet.. we have a leaked incomplete version..

Swyped from my *Epic*
[Epic 4G General] Naldonnis:
Epic Keyboard

I'm having the same problem with mine no matter what I've tried. I've tried the leaked 2.2 and it didn't work and now I'm back on the DI18 and still missing keys. Could it be a software issue, and is any dev actually looking into the problem? I know a lot of people don't care because everytime you ask someone they always say "I never use the hardware keyboard, swype is too awesome". Lol I don't care about swype I want to use the hardware keyboard.
[Epic 4G General] badasscat:
Now that I have DK28, I can say it's almost definitely a software issue. I had no problem at all with this on DI18, and now suddenly I do after updating to DK28. I use the keyboard constantly and I knew that people were complaining about this so I always was looking for this problem, and I just never had it before. Now I do.

There is either something that I had killed in DI18 that's back in DK28, or something new (for me) in DK28 that's doing it. But either way, my keyboard was fine before and now it's not, so I can only believe that it's something in the software.
[Epic 4G General] Naldonnis:
The only question now is who will step in and fix the problem, Samsung or a Dev? I'm leaning more towards a dev.
[Epic 4G General] FoxRacR17:
Seriously, on DI18 my keyboard would miss keys only every once in a while, but when i went up to DK28 it was missing keys ALL THE TIME. I went back to DI18 and things got better and it only misses every once in a while again so it is definitely software related
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
Have you tried disabling swype on both the DI18 and on DK28?
[Epic 4G General] formula84:
From my thread... Can anyone else confirm their issues are the same with the keys I explain below.
[Epic 4G General] Dj21o:
hahahahahaha me neither!!!!
[Epic 4G General] TheDub:
I'll have to watch out for it but it does seem to happen with e and a a lot I've noticed.

It's a software issue, I'm certain, but I don't think it's a app / apk problem, it's driver / kernel related. The lag varies from kernel to kernel in my experience. Part of it is a slight lag in the driver I'm sure and the performance in each kernel effects the amount of lag regardless if the keyboard driver has been touched. Hope that makes sense.
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
I mentioned this before:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9314449&postcount=22

But I don't type fast enough on the keyboard to test whether it has an effect or not :/....
[Epic 4G General] Sesquipedalian:
I had a phone swapped over this issue, and the second one is even worse. (The second one also has a craptastic GPS and you have to push the capacitive buttons several times to make them register.)

Anyway, it makes using this phone absolutely frustrating. To have to monitor everything I type to see when it misses a letter, then backspace and fix it, usually several times in a text, is just super annoying. It makes it so tedious to use the phone, I sometimes even use the soft keyboard, and I hate soft keyboards.

Everyone should keep taking their phone's back to Sprint over and over again until they own up to this problem and fix it. There is NO way this is acceptable. It's not a minor issue we should just deal with, it's almost a deal breaker on the phone for anyone that uses the physical keyboard.

I've tried all manner of roms, swype on/off, swype apk removed, all that. It may be related to the long key presses, but there are people who claim that their phone never skips, no matter what. So I think it's a hardware issue, and the only real solution is getting sprint to fix it, which they won't do without getting a lot of returns over the issue.
[Epic 4G General] yogi2010:
i have been more and more frustrated with this issue lately. it does perhaps seem to be even worse for me on dk28.

however, i just downloaded the trial of Ultra Keyboard, and my first email went pretty smoothly! it seems to work better, but of course time will tell for sure.
[Epic 4G General] NEXUS 4G:
Never really used my keyboard much with swype and this massive screen. But I just tested it by going lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala. And it works fine. Sry
[Epic 4G General] Bigjim1488:
Once you really start using it you will see the errors. Your a keyboard rookie you don't know the pains we go through
[Epic 4G General] NEXUS 4G:
Yeah, I doubt it. I never use the kb. Cuz the virtual kb doesn't give me any issues. Only time I ever would is if I had a pair of gloves on or something
[Epic 4G General] WisdomWolf:
I think forumla84 is on to something where the OS popup is what causes the issue. I'm personally waiting for Cyanogen Mod to be a bit further along and am hoping to make that my daily driver in the future. I won't be surprised if this keyboard issue is fixed in that ROM before it's fixed anywhere else.
[Epic 4G General] gophergun:
I used to have serious issues with it, but it's pretty much smooth as butter now that I installed and started using the Gingerbread keyboard. YMMV.