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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sage:
Hi all,

I have been a winmob user for over 5 years and i know pretty much everything about them. (see join date) :) Though 3 days ago i got a a8183 desire.

My god i have a lot to learn about Android. Winmob seemed so much simplier to pick apart with registry and custom roms.

Anyways i have been reading thread after thread for days yet i still have a couple of questions that i cannot get clear answers for.

I have a a8183 telstra desire running on optus. I have updated to the latest offical 2.2 ROM. (Everyone mentions OTA (over the air) though i downloaded it and installed thru windows).

So i would appreciate if someone could help me out with my questions/assumptions.

1. From what i have read you cannot r00t a froyo OS. Is that right? Though i have found an app z4root that will do it temporarily until reboot. Unrevoked doesnt seem to work.

2. To change system files you need not only root though you need the clockworkmod recovery part of the bootloader. (eg. to replace HOST file for adblocking).

3. You need permanent r00t to install the clockworkmod (so i cannot do this).

4. You cannot remove default ROM apps from your phone without the clockworkmod.

5. You need clockworkmod to install custom ROMs.

So from what i gather.. r00t is good. though really only cause it gets you the clockworkmod recovery which is where you can really hack it.

And to get this i need to downgrade to 2.1, r00t, clockwork then use a hacked rom for 2.2?

Your help is greatly appreciated.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
hi sage, i too came from windows mobile so i know how you feel, lucky for me i jumped on the android bandwagon earlier with the htc hero, after i got bored with my HD1, anyway your wrong on quite a few points, so i'll point you in the right direction.

1) the latest version of unrevoked (www.unrevoked.com/recovery) is more than able to root the froyo roms, its a one click app and can root your device in minutes :)

2) to easly modify system files you need s-off (this is equivalent to HSPL on wm devices) after you have rooted, you need to search for alpharev, this is a linux live cd, you just burn it and boot it and it will security unlock your device.

3) when you download and run unrevoked, it will not only root your device but insatall the latest version of clockworkmod recovery. (just hold vol down and power when your device is off to access hboot, and choose recovery from the list) so unrevoked kills 2 birds with one stone :)

4) to remove the apps in the /system/ partition there are 2 ways, from recovery using adb, or if you flash the s-off mod, you can remove them directly from your device using a file manager.

5) yes you need clockworkmod or another custom recovery to install custom roms, but now you know how to do it, thats not a problem :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Osetjka:
Hi Sage,

If you're looking for an easier way to get rid of all the Telstra apps (more like a blob of links really :D) on your phone you may want to try one of the stock HTC WWE ROMs. It's clean and you can flash it via exe, just like in WM. The latest RUU I believe is the 2.29.405.2. Also, be aware of the risks of rooting your phone.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sage:
thanks for your response guys :)

Ok so i am now r00ted and running Leedroid's WWE ROM! (thank you!) it was actually pretty easy.

I think unrevoked was failing cause i was using a USB HUB.

OK so now i just want to remove some more of the default apps that come with it.

So i will try alpharev to security unlock my device. (is this permanent or if i reflash my rom it will come back?)

once i have done this i can then delete anything i like thru r00t explorer?

At this stage i am trying to just make some more room for apps. As a number of them wont move to SD Card.

A couple of last questions if i may. I have an new SD Card on order. Am i able to simply copy everything from my existing SD to my new and then swap it over in my phone and it will all be ok? Or do i need 'clone' it with some tool?

Where in the system paths do i remove 'shortcuts' within all apps? (or even simply rename them.)

Much appreciate your help. Android is growing on me. I especially love adb logcat!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sage:
ok.. i am now security off'd :) alpharev worked a treat.

i am now using r00t explorer to try and delete items from /system/app though they come up read-only so i cannot delete them :(

i take when i get to remove these the phone will have more stoage space for apps yeah?

i also still cannot find where the all apps shortcuts sit! (so i can rename/remove).

and lastly now i have the alpharev bootloader so gonna google how to change that :)

i did use the Leedroid apps2sd ROM. though most of my apps are still going to phone memory and i cant move them across.

Is there a fix for this? i guess once i work out how to delete these read-only files ill be ok anyway.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mercianary:
Unfortunately removing system apps wont give you more space to install apps, they are stored under a different partition, /system and /data are not on the same disk so you can save as much space on /system as you want but it won't affect /data at all.

With running out of space you have a few choices:

Go to settings..applications..then manage and move as many apps to SD as you can. This is fro-yo apps2sd, not all data is moved and not all apps can be moved, so you will probably run out of space again anyway.

Or

Reboot into recovery and partition your sdcard to create an ext partition, when you boot your rom ALL apps will be moved to the ext partition leaving lots of free space. Backup your sdcard before you partition it, you will lose all data.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.r9:
1) Press on Remount as R/O, this should allow you to delete/replace system stuff & ringtones, fonts...etc.

2)No, because apps install to data/apps & not system/apps.

3)You mean like the applicatiuon menu when we used to delete shortcuts or rename them:D? Hahaha man that was sooooooooooooo long time ago for me. Anyway, the applications installed are displayer & you can't hide them or rearrange them like Winmo. You might want to try Launcher Pro to hide apps in the apps drawer.

If you need more info, ask freely because 2 years ago I went through the same:)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidzone:
Hmm..actually the new MTD partition table hack should be able to free space on the /system, adjusting partitions with less for /system and /cache and more for /data/app should give enough space..Though I'm not sure if he wants to try this right now, since it's considered an advanced task and maybe he'd like to get more accustomed to Android before attempting it? :) His wish though.. ;)

And well, there's yet another method to remove system apps, other than the other two methods. This is to modify the zip file of the custom rom to remove the actual apks from /system and reflashing it on top of the actual flash..
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.r9:
Ohh yes indeed. OP, you can edit the zip before installing it to your device. You can remove/replace application in system/data and fonts...etc. Just remember to change signature verification to off in your recovery.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sage:
my god. i have spent days on this baby and im only barely scratching the surface :)

much appreciate all your help guys!

ok.. so its time to use app2sd :) i hear that app2sd+ is better though? (it moves more data to SD yeah? appcache?)

i only have 2Gb microsd right now so i might wait until i my 8GB arrives before i flash a new ROM and start again (again!) :)

i also noticed these online kitchens. http://cookmyrom.co.cc

which look great! tho they are still a version behind the leedroid i am using tho its a good way to get rid of some default apps.

i certainly like the idea of reparitioning the default disk though not quite ready for that yet especially when app2sd+ sounds much more straight forward.

i am dumbfounded that you cant remove 'shortcuts' from the All Apps! or even rename them!! my god. i would think that was first thing available on such an open source OS.

So i have now created a folder called "Folder" to reduce the clutter.. and now i guess i cant even rename it!?? and if i create another one its called "Folder" too!

lol.. this OS is so advanced yet some basic stuff seems to be overlooked. :)

I did try launcher pro though it removed my HTC Sense (which i like). So i might need to keep looking for an app to help organise my All Apps and my desktop (is desktop what its called?)

And just how do i add ringtones? :)

love your work guys thanks again.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.r9:
Create a folder called Ringtones on the root of your SD to have...ringtones:p.

When you open a folder, long press on the header to rename it.

As for organizing, I stopped caring & started to use search, but maybe if you want you can try an app called folder organizer.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sage:
nice one :) thank you!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mercianary:
Open the folder then hold where it says folder to change its name.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sage:
Ok. Now have app2sd working!

thanks to all of you. Beginning to love this android phone now. I feel sorry for all the people who use them as they come from the factory! Thank god for all the xda people who rip them to shreds and make them better :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sage:
If i can have one last question. Any way to remap hardware buttons to start an app?

Like when you hold down the search button it launches Google Voice. I want it to launch a different app..

I did a search and found the hardware button remapper though it only does hardware to hardware.. not hardware to app :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dragooon123:
For Folders(Assuming you're using full HTC Sense), just open it and hold the title bar. Took me some time to figure out. You cannot easily rename the apps in "All apps", but you can remove them(Which is essentially uninstalling them) from Settings > Applications > Manage, unless they are system apps which need to be manually deleted either via S-OFF + Root explorer(OR something similar) or ADB + Custom recovery(Clockworkmod or Amon Ra).

For setting a custom ringtone, open the music app, select the music > Menu > Set as ringtone.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sage:
so no love on the hardware remap for apps?

Oh well i have done a lot of googling and it seems it cant be done (well at least not easily).

My last question is when you launch an app from a folder the folder stays open.. any way to force close or change its behaviour?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sage:
for those following this. I found the Tasker app remaps hardware buttons :) amongst doing amazing other things.

Still no love on closing folders though.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sage:
i ended up using tasker to create app widgets to replace the folders...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eden2812:
If you want app widgets, there's also "Desktop Visualizer".

In terms of killing of an app, have you tried "Settings -> apps settings -> development" then there's an option there for "stop apps via long press"?
[Vibrant General] joedude02002:
so i crashed my phone today.. basically my phone was rooted and i install everything you would need flashed the phone with obsidian 4.2 or whatever... heres where i think i went wrong ( im not super techy but smart enough to get this far) .. the flash was awesome running super fast... i got greedy and i decided i wan'ted to do the voodoo lag fix to see how much faster it would be.. i was reading tuitorial on how to do it.. it said to flash the phone with the davlchik cache and scirpts download did that.... backed up phone with clock mod rec. flashed the phone with voodoo linda was giving the prompts it was done... and i got the vibrant screen only thing i can come up with was my phone was being glitchy and didn't download the whole file for the scripts.. and didn't really install i thought i covered my basis.. now heres the real problem when i volume button/power button the phone into recovery and went to restore the phone the phone completed the system recovery but when in data recovery it froze at pcsync_stream??? what do i do now can i load a rom on the sd card? and flash it?
[Vibrant General] Moped_Ryder:
You will probably have to ODIN back to stock.

Try the bible thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=771111

Hope all goes well
[Vibrant General] Moped_Ryder:
Or try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=848737
[HTC Aria General] ThePeacedog:
Well, I'm a bit disappointed. I've searched the forums here and branched out to Google as well and I cannot find a free app for editing Office files. If I just haven't found it yet, please point me in the right direction.

Every WM phone I've owned came with Office preinstalled and every Blackberry has come with Docstogo, both of which had editing capabilities right on the phone.

I'm a new Aria owner now and I just can't believe there isn't a free Office app. Maybe I've missed something?

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.
[HTC Aria General] chicofiebru:
Download Any Android Paid App For Free Using Applanet

MOD EDIT AND YOU KNOW WHY
[HTC Aria General] ThePeacedog:
I'm not looking for anything illegal or stolen. I just can't believe there isn't a free app for the job or that AT&T couldn't spring $10 to load a version of an app capable of editing on such an expensive device.

Am I over looking something?

Thanks.
[HTC Aria General] kaschenberg:
You can use google docs i think via mobile.
[HTC Aria General] ThePeacedog:
Thanks for the idea. I'd rather be able to edit files directly on my sd than to have to upload them, edit, then download again. I may have to resort to that if there simply isn't another way.

I still think it's utterly ridiculous to have to pay for the ability to edit or print for that matter (every winmo device I've had came with jetcet5), office documents on a freaking smart phone! What's so smart about it if basic office functions aren't available?

Thanks again.
[HTC Aria General] ThePeacedog:
Google Docs works for spreadsheets, but not docs? No edit capabilities for docs?
[HTC Aria General] kevina90:
what about quickoffice
[HTC Aria General] ThePeacedog:
Viewing capabilities only unless you buy the upgrade.
[HTC Aria General] Hakim Rahman:
maybe you want to try Office 2010 , Here....try it :):)
[HTC Aria General] ThePeacedog:
Microsoft Office on Android? A cab file? Does this run in an emulation layer or are you just being sarcastic?
[HTC Aria General] Troggie:
I don't remember the iphone having any free office editing software either. It makes sense for winmo and blackberry to have this functionality since winmo is a MS platform and blackberry is a business platform. You could try oliveoffice editor it is free and allows you to edit doc/docx files.
[HTC Aria General] ThePeacedog:
Thank you!!! Finally an Office Package, that's FREE, w/editing capabilities! This is obviously still W.I.P., but definitely usable for my needs.

Why doesn't this package get more press? Folks should be raving about it here on the forums. Thanks again.
[HTC Aria General] Troggie:
One reason may be fue to the size of thr Aria. I know I dont do a lot of document editing on this phone due to that.
[HTC Aria General] Hakim Rahman:
Loll ... of course it's for windows mobile...:cool:

if Office 2010 for Android you can look at http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/microsoft 2010 office ;)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] charburble:
Will they ever update this? Because the last update was the end of September. I always preferred this one to Stock.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] homegrown544:
use it

if you like blazn then use it, and use the startup tool to update or do it manually. thats what i do. runs like a champ. im sure they will update the blazn package soon, til then all i can say is be patient :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] d0nate110:
new blazn

May be that helps

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=849471
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
Ever since I updated to FRG83D I have been having a ton of force closes with various apps like: Facebook, the market, browser. As well everything seems a lot slower like bookmarks take a bit to load and Facebook just force closes when I open a picture or freezes.

I also am not being able to unlock my phone due to the touch screen not responding or the display won't turn on at all which requires a battery pull. This occurs sometimes.

Any idea what's causing this? I'm on a fully stock ATT nexus one.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morfy50:
I have exactly the same issues. It's actually the first time I've experienced a "frozen" touchscreen on my N1, and it's happening regularly now.

Just hoping Gingerbread fixes it
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nexus-six:
Same here with email.apk

Constant freezes or messages that the app stopped responding and whether I want to force close.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dls5375:
Had a few apps that did that so I uninstalled then reinstalled. Seemed to fix it.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Salah9:
I don't have any problem!! I use this rooted complete stock rom FRG83D.

You can try it. http://www.mediafire.com/?bd0ira8h6rdb9jm
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
I have tried un installing the apps that freeze but even after that they still freeze.

I honestly dont want to root my phone yet. I want to keep it stock until my warranty is over.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heroid007:
Just try resetting to factory default and you should be good to go! Froyo will backup all your apps so once you are back the apps will reinstall on their own. But make sure to backup app data to your SD card if the app has that kind of option (for example launcherpro, adw launcher and card star) has in app backup option. I had some sluggishness with FRG83d but now it seems smooth!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
I was hoping to avoid a full reset. I also am the 2nd owner of this phone and I read that it only backs up the first Google account. But the second one won't back up apps.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heroid007:
That's really strange and very weird ... are you sure about that? But if you reset, it shouldn't take more than an hour and a half to fully recover. Good luck.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msavic6:
I did a full reset and all my apps are back. I'm hoping this fixes all the issues.
[Epic 4G General] grimace2255:
Just flashed Froyo on my Epic, and now the WIFI setup shows "Error"...

It seems like I ran across a fix for Wifi issues, but can't remember, and can't find anything on Google. Anyone out there have a solution?
[Epic 4G General] rjmjr69:
Not having any issues. Are you getting an error after the setup is started or immediately when opening setup? what rom are you running? Did you use a restore app to restore any user data?
[Epic 4G General] drunix:
What exactly did you flash (which rom or release)? Did you flash a modem.bin/modem.tar as well or just the rom? What did you use to flash (clockwork/redbend, odin/heimdal)? What settings did you use in your flashi.g tool (for example did you select phone or pda in odin if you used that?)
[Epic 4G General] drunix:
Also, do you have cell coverage and/or 3g? What aout 4g if avail in your area? What version is listed in your about phone(include the release and the baseband field as well)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eunkipark92:
ok it doenst happen when i lay the phone down on the surface and click on the screen it works perfectly

however when i hold it with my right hand and touch the middle of the screen with my thumb

it opens up phone dialer, or appdrawer or vibrante cause it clicks the capacitive button.

when i hold it with my left hand it gets a little bit better but it still does.

if i hold the nexus carefully and touch the screen , it works, when i hold it like this

the things gets better when i put a thick case like otterbox..

is this a hardware issue? ( found similar video on youtube)

my phone is rooted but can i still get a replacement phone?( already put everything back to stock)

and if i do get a replacement, are they going to charge me with anything?

my current nexus one trackball doenst scroll up but everything else works.

How many of you guys got a replacement even though your phone was rooted?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChongoDroid:
Make sure part of your hand doesn't touch the screen.

Sent from my Google Phone
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkrmec:
it's a hardware issue...

all you can do is not grip the phone too closely to the edge of the screen. It registers touches even if you are not touching the screen completely. But that to be a problem you have to have giant hands :D

I've had this happen to me once since I had it from launch day. It did happen with my Otterbox commuter series, and a clarivue screen protector. But I turned it off and on again and it was fine.

anyway as stevio jobsio whould say, you're holding it wrong :D
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eunkipark92:
ok so it is a hardware issue?

no i am not touching any part of the screen. i made sure i wasnt touching the screen.

but it does happen when i hold my phone closely to the edges.

i never had this kind of issues with other touch screen phones..
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChongoDroid:
Well I dunno... One finger at a time and your good to go unless you got fat hands lol

Sent from my Google Phone
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wiggz:
I can confirm that my device too does this. When lying in bed I browse the net with one hand and try and scroll....the edges of the touchscreen seem to register depression when the chassis is pushed or gripped too hard also.

It's a minor irritation to me, but I agree it is a hardware issue.
[Android Themes] tiwey:
Hello to all my fellow xda-developers...

I was wondering what your personal favorite choice for homes are.

personally I use Zeam, its simple, straightforward, and has a dock! Unfortunately it is still missing some features that I absolutely desire (specifically an organizable app drawer).

Well anyway on to my question........
​

What is your favorite home replacement?

We all have heard of those such as:

Launcher pro

Zeam

GDE

AHome

PandaHome

OpenHome

Others....

And then there are those that come default:

HTC sense

MotoBlur

TouchWiz

Xperia X10

(yes i know those are UI's but they have custom home's too)

So which style adorns your home screen?​
[Android Themes] kevin2516:
do we really need another one of these threads? anyway i say launcher pro, simply because it's awesome.
[Android Themes] hraklhs57:
i prefer launcher pro plus :)
[Android Themes] derhannes1983:
Agreed.

... but this does make this useless thread better :mad:
[Android Themes] zeon98:
launcher pro plus gets my vote
[Android Themes] JIM0:
LauncherPro.
[Android Themes] anotherdroid:
i really liked SweeterHome. it;s really a fanastic launcher and it certainly has potential beyond all but LauncherPro. but it's a terrible ***** theming it. i walked away after a few days...

SweeterHome 2 is coming out, should be worth a look. anyway, LauncherPro is everyone's final answer but tell me this isn't beautiful: http://sweeterskins.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Borderline_promo.jpg
[Android Themes] mhrc4:
Launcher pro plus
[Android Themes] NEUR0M4NCER:
I really liked Slidescreen, but it was a bit too heavy for my G1 - I imagine it would be superb on a bigger screened/more powerful phone. A major departure from every other home replacement, with a pretty steep learning-curve, but very pretty.
[Android Themes] thecircuitbox:
Launcher Pro Plus
[Android Themes] xXJohnXx:
Don't wanna be a pain, but what use of info do we get out of this ?

There are alot of people with different flavours, but don't we get to see this in the post your homescreen section ?

Sorry for this question ;)

Greetz.
[Android Themes] ratchet789:
im using launcher pro plus and different themes from colormeandroid dot com