yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobcat331:
My Eris has HBOOT 1.49 S-ON. I'm new to this. I can't upgrade untill next year so I've been reading alot of these forums and I would like to root my phone so I can increase the processer speed and to get 2.2 on it. Some people say a phone with this hboot can't be rooted and others say it can be. Everything I've read is a couple of months old. Are there newer post. Is there a simple way to do it if it can be done like maybe a one step or something. I'm a layman at this stuff so if some of you guy's could help I would greatly appreciate it.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrObvious:
I'm not sure which one the 1.49 is but just get the latest Verizon OTA update (the latest 2.1 update should lead you right to it) which was from July then find the one click root method in I think the Amon_RA thread in the development section.
[Snap CDMA] DonS:
My wife has the Sprint version of the HTC Snap with the stock Windows Standard 6.1 ROM. I'm trying to setup Internet Connection Sharing so that she can tether to her laptop using a USB cable.

I don't think this phone has WiFi, so I cannot use a WiFi Router.

When I go into ICS, select Connect, and plug in the cable to the laptop, it seems to connect to the laptop, but displays Waiting for Network on the phone. The laptop cannot conenct to the Internet. Did Sprint do something to disable ICS? The phone has a good signal and has no issues connecting to the Internet by itself.

Has anyone gotten this to work on the Sprint network?
[Droid X General] hullie10:
I'm semi-new to android phones... i've had my x for about 3-4 months... I've read some stuff about rooting but I feel kinda dumb cuz I don't really know what people are talking about... basically rooting gives you ultimate customization of your phone right? But then rooting your phone gets rid of your warrenty with Verizon right? Anything helps cuz my brother is iffy on rooting his captivate
[Droid X General] genericmessage:
All that rooting does is gives you super-user access (Unlock the boot loader)

It lets you do things like use apps that give you the ability to tether WIFI for free, or take screen shots.

It then lets you place custom roms (themes if you will) that can make your phone have a drastically different look and feel.

If you head to the sub-forums of rooting and roms on here you'll learn all about it very quickly!

This is the BEST (and ultimate) community here for that sort of thing.
[Droid X General] tomsfacts:
If you have apps or functionality that you would like to have, like free wifi hotspots, then you should look into it. If you don't really have any need of applications that require root, then don't waste your time.
[Droid X General] hullie10:
The only reason id root my phone would be to customize my home screens and such maybe dabble with wifi tethering... is the risk/reward worth it? what if I brick it? Can I unbrick it? Can I unroot it back to factory settings if I need to bring it in to Verizon?
[Droid X General] gdavenpo71:
the

only

reason I have root on my phone is for Barnacle wifi tether.

If I did not need that I would not have rooted the phone.
[Droid X General] 1KDS:
adfree make root totally worth it for me, look for z4root in the market, one click root/un root app. VISIONary worked for me, same thing without the unroot option
[Droid X General] jrherras:
with root you can remove unwanted bloatware from blur and make your droid optimized
[Droid X General] Zachcos:
Yeah, I didn't think root was worth it either, but I must say, it's great not having to stare at all the bloat that Verizon preloaded. Also, WiFi Tether isn't a bad touch, even though I hardly ever use it.

Agreeing with everyone else: if you want Roms/Themes support, wifi tether, removing bloat, etc, then absolutely root. If you're not interested in the above, don't take the time or risk the trouble (even though rooting is literally a one-click process,) to do it.

-Zachcos
[Droid X General] browndanielusn:
Don't forget about backing up everything on your phone with Titanium backup...
[Droid X General] RaptorMD:
Rooting has significant value to those who choose to root. Its simply a matter of what you want to do with YOUR phone, its doesn't belong to Verizon or Moto. You can block ads networks, get wireless tethering, dump the bloatware, etc.

Also keep in mind you can easily root and unroot using z4root and Verizon will not know you did it. You can remove all traces of the root before you get help at a Verizon store. Now if you phone dies and it won't work at all, warranty replacement will do just that, replace it. They refurb these phones and resell them, Verizon makes a huge profit and so does Moto.

Don't forget Android is open source (depends on your personal interpretation) but if you want to read, and reread then decide for yourself. Most importantly only go as far as you are comfortable with.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Cipitio:
Ok well I tried rooting my g2 using this guys video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU9zn_BEth4 ...I did everything exactly...and I have S-off ....what happens is that root doesn't stck so everytime I reboot I don't have root access...I tried doing what some said....temp root > su > sync > reboot .....didn't work....also tried... temp root then perm root using VISIONary r12 and r13 didn't work either...

The superuser app is always there....what can I do to solve this? Will starting all over again can gave me issues?....

Thanks for your answers
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thenotoriouspie:
I actually had this problem

But since it was s off I just flashed cm 6.1 so now I'm perm rooted for now
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Cipitio:
So flashing a rom can make root stick? O_o
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheek360:
I did the second league via an android terminal app instead of adb

Hope that helps
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Cipitio:
you did what? lol
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thenotoriouspie:
Any non offical rom usually has a perm root in it. So yes flashing a custom rom (I'm on cm 6.1) can make the root stick

Plus all of the custom roms are better then stock lol
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Cipitio:
Ok let me this straight...so all I have to do is temp root > flash clockworlds recovery > flash a rom > then I would have perm root?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jark99:
Also interested can anyone clarify this?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheek360:
That's all u gotta do bro.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shortlived:
Correct me if im wrong but you need s off to flash clockwork recovery...so no you cant just get temp root and flash a rom.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g_grey:
he has s-off, but seems to be losing root when rebooting so since he has s-off his steps are correct:

temp-root, clockwork, ROM
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shortlived:
My bad.
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheMan42:
My market seemed to be acting a little strange today, so I went into the app manager and checked into clearing data/cache and so on and noticed my version is now 2.12 rather than 1.82. I know there was an update for the N1 today - but it seems I have a newer market as well now. Does anyone else have this as well?
[G2 and Desire Z General] smirkis:
I have the same version. no issues here tho
[G2 and Desire Z General] renn9420:
Question: Are either one of you rooted? Mine is still the old version and I'm perm-rooted with BaconBit 0.3. Waiting for stable Cyanogen.

Phone: T-Mobile G2/Vision Rooted

Rom: Latest Cyanogen

Recovery: CWM waiting for Amon_RA
[G2 and Desire Z General] pfunky:
I'm perm rooted and see the 2.12 version. (stock rom)
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bishybob:
No root here and I have 1.82.
[G2 and Desire Z General] nikon1b4:
rooted and running Cyanogen 6

market version 1.82
[G2 and Desire Z General] etjrowe:
Same here.

Sent from my rooted space banana using telekinesis.
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheMan42:
So it seems that there are mixed results. Also, I am not running any rooted version, all stock.
[G2 and Desire Z General] drm916:
1.82 here.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ostinq:
All stock. I have 2.12.
[G2 and Desire Z General] silverton:
Perm root with CM-RC1 and I have market 1.82.
[G2 and Desire Z General] cparekh:
Market 2.12.

MoDaCo Rooted Stock ROM with Bacon Bits 0.3 running on top of it.
[G2 and Desire Z General] EuroSpeed:
I have Market 2.12 and I'm on Virtuous 0.6.1
[G2 and Desire Z General] hectorinwa:
Stock, 2.12, no issues that I can see. What issues were you having?
[G2 and Desire Z General] .A.J.:
Perm root, clockwork recovery, no bacon, 2.12 market (working fine)
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bishybob:
Checked today and I am now on 2.12. Got upgraded some time in the last day. Looks like it's still rolling out.
[G2 and Desire Z General] renn9420:
+1 woke uo to find my Market updated to 2.12

Phone: T-Mobile G2/Vision Rooted

Rom: Latest Cyanogen

Recovery: CWM waiting for Amon_RA
[G2 and Desire Z General] xxMAGICxx:
Mines not rooted and I have 2.12
[G2 and Desire Z General] adrake400:
Market 2.12 perma-root bacon bits stock
[G2 and Desire Z General] janus zeal:
Dumb question here. How do I see what version I'm running?
[G2 and Desire Z General] adrake400:
Go to manage applications find market then look at the version #

Also, what are the major updates to the market?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bishybob:
Don't know for sure but what I've noticed is a "Update all" button when there are some apps that have updates out. I never noticed this before. Also there is some filtering when you search with a vague search term or it is misspelled. It will use suggestions for what you possibly meant.

From what I've read now developers can post more screenshots (4?), also there is support for a video for the program you release. Also support for a longer description of your product.
[G2 and Desire Z General] papeshfoo:
I'm all stock and I have 1.82
[G2 and Desire Z General] kingbrooks1984:
1.82. Perm root.. cm
[G2 and Desire Z General] aznsnake666:
Had 1.82 on CM 6.1 RC1 and fandango and Clockr Evolution was not found in market. Just updated to CM 6.1 RC2 and market is still 1.82 BUT i was able to find the two apps mentioned. =/ No idea whats going on with Market but one of the developers of the apps mentioned that its prepairing for Gingerbread and that is the reason for the sketchyness
[HD7 General] f1restarter:
Since I love the huge screen on my HD7 although not as beautiful as the galaxy S but I would hate to have scratches on it. So any recommendations for a nice, good quality 4.3" screen protector? thanks
[HD7 General] voodooutt:
I grabbed mine from the t-mobile store, along with a slip-over case. I like them both. The screen protector has an anti-smear matte finish
[HD7 General] dacunto:
Agreed, I like the screen protector at the T-Mobile store, however I didnt like the cases they had there. Here is a website that looks like they have a nice silicone case. http://www.fommy.com/view-full-page.asp?divid=HTC&model=HTC+HD7&cat=cases&skuno=89642
[HD7 General] /)4rk H4r8!n93r:
I also got the Screen protectors and Speck case from the Tmo store, yes they were a bit more expensive than other places. The screen cover also helps by 1) with a matte finish, finger prints are non-existent, and help with the screen being REALLY sensitive. The longer the HD7 is out the more accessories there will be for it, right now we are pretty limited, I mean most places don't carry a direct fit case or screen-protector for the HD7, just universals(meh).
[HD7 General] f1restarter:
Thanks for the suggestion guys, looks like I'm gonna check out the t-mobile store tomorrow. Yeah a matte screen protector would be very useful. :)
[HD7 General] tbk21:
Is there anyone with the orginal htc screen protector. Is it same as the t-mobile protector?

If you click on the larger image you see a little gap for the sensors, is that the same with the one from t-mobile?
[HD7 General] herlek:
I did and I am going to replace it. It is a real fingerprint absorber. It is also to shiny - I think you need a mat finish, I've ordered one on ebay and I will test it.
[HD2 General] renehd2:
hello guys im new in this and i have a question...

If i connect my htc hd2 to my laptop via USB... will i have internet?

im in prepaid mode and when i try to join to my facebook without connecting my cellphone i cant open the facebook... but when i connect it to my laptop via USB i can join to everything...

CAn you guys help me please?
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
It's called tethering. It shares your phones internet with your computer/shares your computers internet with your phone.
[HD2 General] renehd2:
so if i normally dont have internet on my phone.. but then i connect it to my laptop i will have internet on it? :D
[HD2 General] ashasaur:
Yes, but only if your laptop already has some kind of internet connection such as WiFi.
[HD2 General] renehd2:
ooh nicee... very thanks for helping me..

:D
[HD2 General] ddavis75007:
I think there is some misleading information here:

Tethering is when you're accessing the internet on your PC using the HD2 internet connection and your HD2 data plan.

I think he is doing the opposite. He is being able to access the internet on his HD2 only when he is connected to his PC and is using the PC's internet connection. I think he does not have a data plan for his HD2 because he is on a pre-paid account.

Somebody correct me if this is totally wrong.
[Fascinate General] gotsflat4love:
I am a noob to this phone, but not a noob at rooting things. My question is I go through these forums and see .apk things that are awesome. I will not install if it requires root, but can I screw things up by installing an .apk that needs root on a non rooted phone. I understand it won't work, but will I mess my phone up.

I ask these questions because back in the ol day with the G1 rooting was pretty new thing (easier), but with all these android running phones and more work to root the last thing I want to do is screw my phone up installing some of these .apks.

I appreciate all your help. If this has been covered before please guide me to a link.
[Fascinate General] bomber889:
no they will do nothing
[Fascinate General] ksizzle9:
If y are not a noob at "rooting things" how can u not know that it wont do anything. Its just an app like any other. It just wont function without root access. Don't be afraid to ask if u are a complete noob, we have ALL been there.
[Fascinate General] gotsflat4love:
Haha.. Thanks boys for the reply. As for the noobieness, yeah you could say that, but when I started rooting my G1 things weren't this far advanced. I haven't ventured into rooting this cause I am scared :) and I will think it about it more once (if ever we get Froyo.)

Thanks again.
[Fascinate General] ksizzle9:
Well glad that's outta the way. This phone has files to recover it fully and nothing short of flashing something in the "phone" portion of Odin cab actually brick this phone and that can now be fixed sans SMS messages. Either way, read up, dive in, enjoy.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speakerphone:
Is it possible to disable htc hd2 call button?

I think it's getting bumped in my bag and making calls to the last person

all the time
[HTC Aria General] le nitro:
I was just wondering if we are allowed to make a FS thread?
[HTC Aria General] mikelebz:
http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=476
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattias28:
I'm considering getting the new MacBook Air for my wife.

I'm wondering if anyone has experience with tethering their HD2 (WM not Android) with the MacBook Air in either BT or USB?

I've scoured Google and the Mac forums with uncertain answers. Some are able to do it in BT PAN but others say they can't. USB seems impossible without imulators in the Mac OS.

I don't need to sync as I would just want internet access through my HD2 by tethering as opposed to the WiFi Router option which should work.

Thanks in advance.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_chupe:
What's the best os that can be ran in live mode to compile a kernel with? I don't want to install linux over my windows installation.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linuxmotion:
Grab virtual box. And virtualize Ubuntu. No. Need to mess with your main system. Are also compiling the OS.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] bob24260:
I am new to the forum.Can anyone please tell me how I can set a downloaded tone as my sms notification?My downloaded tones dont show up as an option for me to set.I know this may be a goofy question but I appreciate the help.Thanks!
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] milerx:
you have to create a folder on yout SD card like this:

/sdcard/media/audio/notifications

/sdcard/media/audio/ringtones

just move yout tones or mp3 to this folders, I've create this folders using ES File Explorer and i don't have any problems
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] bob24260:
I really appreciate the help. In addition to my Droid1 I now have an Eris I flashed to FroyoEris. Im learning alot from everyones posts and I appreciate you!
[Epic 4G General] dwallersv:
Apologies in advance for creating yet another GPS thread, but I'm just too paranoid that the people I want to see this are probably ignoring all the other ones (I know I am, mostly).

Back in my WM days, I had an app on my Omnia II that could load the GPS cache with fresh almanac and ephemeris data. This would result in a near instantaneous lock after refreshing the cache.

It wasn't necessary to work around a bug or anything -- rather, it was for paranoid types that didn't want to enable aGPS.

Is there anything like this for Android, and that works on the Epic? While the stale cache bug pisses me off as much as anyone, this would be a far more convenient workaround than the Cold Start (which I'm using), and less finicky (I have to force roam at my home due to near non-existent Sprint signal, and the Cold Start workaround fails in this circumstance).
[Epic 4G General] aero1:
first you would have to put the device in standalone, through *#1472365+/position mode/operating mode/standalone. Otherwise you will get data calls via 3g (vs ms (device) based).

this like, cold start, has situational disadvantages, in that if you could get manual population of xtra data (assistance) cache to work, when you did not you could be waiting some time.

Next come to manual populating cache and ephemeris from a non sprint (agps) and non satellite (standalone gps) source. Since developers cannot get standard android programs such as gps status to clear the cache (manually or through standard xtra data mechanisms), it seems Samsungs cache systems, at least in the cdma versions is not standard.

So I would like to hear of any ideas as well.
[Epic 4G General] boomerbubba:
I used to think that the GPS Status refresh just wasn't working, and I know you have talked to its developer about his difficult experience. But lately I have been careful to turn off 4G and WiFi (thus forcing 3G or even 1X standards) before starting GPS Status and it seems to work. But if I try GPS Status first, forgetting to stop 4G first, it seems like I can't recover from that by turning it off later. The botched refresh seemingly prevents a good refresh. This is similar to my experience with 4G when just using Cold Start alone and starting the GPS. So I wonder if there is some 4G problem specific to the Epic, which complicates the underlying cache bug. I doubt that it is a CDMA issue, because the refresh is done over the IP network. And there are all those anecdotal reports from users who, without knowing how, are keeping their GPS cache from becoming corrupt.

[EDIT: As I think about it, I still have been running Cold Start all along. So perhaps it is the Cold Start voodoo that is working, not the GPS Status refresh. I'll try resetting to factory stock and then try GPS Status again.]

As for XTRA, it looks like that feature it was planned or semi-developed but not finished. Or maybe it is just broken. There is a whole menu system within the UI of the GPSSetup utility to control XTRA, seemingly allowing XTRA refresh to be triggered manually or automatically on a schedule. But those menus don't seem to do anything, and even if you change the settings there your change will not survive a reboot.
[Epic 4G General] dwallersv:
Bummer.

The CS workaround works for me, but I have to remember to

Use Roam Control to switch to Home Only when I'm at home (otherwise I can't be sure Automatic will bind to Sprint's network and towers)

Turn off wifi (which, of course, I'm using 100% when at home to get decent data throughput)

Turn on GPS

Launch app I want to use

It would be so much better to just punch a shortcut on the screen, then run the app I want. All-too-often I forget one of those conditional steps above, and then run into the "can't get a lock until my "children's children have children" fiasco.

All I need is for the RC dev to add what we need to control it from tasker -- then I can create a shortcut to fire up Google Maps, Navigator, and anything else that uses GPS that automates all those steps.
[Epic 4G General] boomerbubba:
Alas, I did rerun that test of GPS Status with Cold Start off. No joy.

I reset the startup mode to the factory default of Hot Start and waited a couple of days to let the cache go sour. Then I opened GPS Status, which is set to refresh the cache itself automatically. GPS Status then seemed to think it was using multiple satellites (7 green in the tiny histogram), but the GPS would never lock. I closed GPS Status and opened GPS Test, which seemed to use only 3 satellites with no lock. I was using 3G data throughout this test.

I reset to Cold Start and rebooted. GPS Test opened with multiple satellites and a good lock.

So I now believe, once again, that GPS Status alone is not a viable workaround for the Epic's GPS cache bug. I have reverted to using the Cold Start workaround routinely.
[G2 and Desire Z General] clamman:
is there any way to make the speaker and ringer volume louder than stock max setting i work in a real noisy area and a lot of the time its very hard to hear

thanks in advance

jack
[G2 and Desire Z General] waffleman911:
Instead of making it louder, why not just try putting it on vibrate...? Just sayin.
[G2 and Desire Z General] clamman:
i have it on ringer and vibrate and the vibrate is not the best that i have seen either. this is the only problem with this phone that i have other wise i lone it
[G2 and Desire Z General] clamman:
has anyone found a way yet to mke the rear speaker louder when on speaker phone?
[G2 and Desire Z General] scottmog:
ring + vibrate + high pitch tone

thatll help you out the best. I got that power rangers Beep communicator thing because that worked the best even when I was driving the forklift I could hear it.

Honestly you dont wanna go to loud, you may blow your speaker >< then that would really suck
[G2 and Desire Z General] Ghostcreamy:
Use the 'Noisy One' ringer to make sure you always hear it - that's the only ringer I can hear every time.

As for speakerphone, you've touched on my only complaint with the G2 - the speakerphone isn't very good and requires holding it to your ear (which defeats the point, eh?)
[G2 and Desire Z General] bluehonu:
You can try Old Phone Ringtones (from the Market). Some of those ringtones are really loud.
[G2 and Desire Z General] rhenestofel:
Hey guys I realize you are trying to be helpful but telling someone to "put it on vibrate" and "download louder ringtones" is not very helpful (The Vibrate sux on the G2 I usually hear it vibrating instead of feeling it :( ). I too am looking for a way to boost the speaker sound like I did with my G1 using "Louder Volume Hack". I have Loud ringers but that does not help with custom ringtones or with the reason I went with Android, To make it function the way I want it to, I am sure most of you also feel this way. :D

Also of Note: I can get the Speaker to the desired Volume using an Poweramp equalizer to boost the volume of music, considering all the apps out there I am surprised that no-one has created a hack to do this on the newer phones.