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[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Tom Servo:
Anyone who's going to buy this:

Smartphones have crappy miniature microphones. They have a considerable noise floor, so if you're in a "silent" room, the meters WILL display something. They will anyway, since a room is never entirely silent, alone due to the brownian movements of the air that'd even make a high-end mike pick up noise.

SPL measurements are based on a logarithmic function. The sound pressure difference between a faint sound and a little lesser faint sound is way larger than between a jackhammer and a jet engine. That's the nature of logarithms. Here, take a look at the log10 of the values from 0 to 10000:

Note how the difference from 0 to 1000 is way larger than from 5000 to 10000.

In essence, the application's not broken. The theory behind it is sound, it just has to make do with what it can work, namely a noisy microphone.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] orb3000:
Is there a free version of this app?

Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] bigfoune:
thx tom but why it s free on your site and 0.99 on zune market :confused:?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Tom Servo:
Ah, the site is outdated. I kinda had to change my mind, when that supposed "five free apps" suddenly changed to "five free submissions for free apps". Means, after the fifth submission of a free application or an update of one, I'll have to pay 20 bucks for each free submission. So I have to charge something, especially since I refuse to put ads in my applications (e.g. to pay for update submissions). I figure I could put a trial mode in, but I'm not entirely sure how I could cap the application, nor whether a unlimited-time fully functionality trial applications will pass certification (since it defies trial mode and affects their income).
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Tom Servo:
Bamp! 10 chars!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] etu_aty:
hey guys, im trying to get a vibrant and found this guy who has a mint condition vibrant but the touch sensitive buttons dont work, the screen is perfectly working but the bottom buttons wont register the touch... some time they do but most of the time they dont... there is no water damage and he says that the phone has not been dropped so, wtf happened here? any software related thing going on here?

ill buy it if there is any way to fix it, maybe some of you have experienced this issue and have an answer?? thanks and please give me some advice :D
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leoslick:
I've returned 2 vibrates because of the home button being haywire. From everything I've heard also, I'd advise you not to get the phone from this guy, its a hardware malfunction.

Sent from beyond galaxy s
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] etu_aty:
damn.. i want a vibrant so bad! and this one was really cheap but thats a serious problem. guess ill have to pass on this one :(
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] |Melvin|:
shyt man i have the same issue on mahh vibrant....ive tryy everythinq i cann and i couldnt get it working....
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joeybacs2:
Someone it depends on the rom yiu install too. I had that problem when I bought mine from a guy at craigslist.. But when I installed axura or other rom, the home button worked flawlessly. I don't totaly agree that its "hardware issue" I think its on the software "roms"
[Windows Phone 7 Software Development] adriankeith:
I'm sure this question has been asked through other forums (similar threads were shown) but I couldn't find one for WP7.

I recently picked up the HTC Surround and so far I'm really enjoying it. One thing I'm missing are some apps that I had on the iPhone. Namely, WunderRadio. I don't know if, in time, they'll make this app for WP7 handsets but to be honest I'd like to try to make my own. Conceptually, the idea seems simple: have a list of streaming stations, allow the user to scroll through them, then pull the right information when a station is selected and stream it.

However, I have absolutely NO background in programming so I may very well have oversimplified the process :) I'm aware it's going to take some time and real effort but I do have some time on my hands and would love to give back for once. I'm hoping to refine my skills enough where I could start writing more applications. The marketplace leaves a lot to be desired when looking for apps. I'm hoping to find some books or free resources to help me get started. The cheaper the better :)

Any tutorials, videos, free resources would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

-- 127 views and no replies? Am I asking in the wrong forums or people really don't want to help?
[Windows Phone 7 Software Development] DeekoVB5:
There's a ton of resources on create.msdn.com and the MSDN blogs. Here is their jump start post:

http://create.msdn.com/en-US/education/catalog/article/wp7_jump_start

However, I get the feeling that writing a solid streaming radio station isn't something that's going to be easy for someone not only unfamiliar with mobile/WP7 programming, but programming altogether. You're certainly welcome to try, I'm just saying, it won't be easy.
[Windows Phone 7 Software Development] adriankeith:
Thanks Deeko, I'll start there.

I'm not sure if you're familiar with WunderRadio but that's basically what I'd like to accomplish. I guess I'll start with some simpler projects that aren't as involved.

Thanks again.
[Desire General] stats101:
Other than app2sd, what are the advantages of using a custom rom over the stock?
[Desire General] cez10:
less lag/ no lag at all, saving internal space as the roms have deleted stuff thats not needed, apps only for rooted users, i.e. setcpu saving battery, mods, themes etc etc etc etc ;)
[Desire General] FaithCry:
overclock,nicer themes, no preinstalled apks (bloatware) to get in your way, custom brightness settings, much faster, can do a mod to make the resolution "higher." way better battery settings.. the list is endless!
[Desire General] mercianary:
A bricked phone, your friends wont call you because of the echo, your boss will fire you because of a broken alarm app, your gf will dump you because you don't send her mms's of your c#ck any more, your phone will melt a hole in your pocket because you overclocked it too much, the status bar will be burned into the top of the screen because you thought the white one looked cool, HTC wont repair it when it breaks, you will lose all your data frequently due to doing something stupid and people wont want to talk to you anymore because your phone is welded to the palm of your hand.

I thought I'd get the other side of the argument, hope I haven't put you off. :)
[Desire General] bubble:
Mounting CIFS shares.
[Desire General] Galaid:
wake-unlock without using stupid button on the top

lock phone without using stupid button on the top

overclock for better performance when used (quadrant 1900, sunspider +15%),

downclock for better battery life when not used

720p camera with 30fps

+ everything else said already
[Desire General] thehrushi:
A2SD and increased free space on phone memory....
[Desire General] GuestK00217:
Haha, so true.

I love having root but it definitely brings with it potential problems. Biggest of which is the innevitable learning mistakes that for me at least is part of the fun.
[Desire General] st0kes:
Also some more reasons to root (things that you can't use on stock rom) ...

ad blockers (AdFree Android)

app and settings backup/restore utils (Titanium Backup)

Screenshot apps (shootme)

nandroid (full backup image of phone)

Also for geeks .. tools that can see and modify the whole file system, like root explorer.
[Desire General] Spin Dr Wolf:
I'm probably being dim here but i have no idea what they would be for, even though i am running LeeDroid ! I haven't managed to do anything stupid yet and far less technically skilled than a lot of the people here on these forums, if you're careful and well read i think the risk is pretty low.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] software_samurai:
This question is really aimed at the hard-core ROM cookers out there that have peered into the dark regions of the .odex and/or java scripts.

On my Eclair Captivate, I've managed to edit the android.policy.odex and services.odex files to prevent the "full battery" popup. However, when the BatteryService detects the battery is 100% full (and sends out the info), something is catching that and turning on the LCD (probably in preparation for the popup - which I've disabled).

I see this in the log file:

D/BatteryService( 2366): CHARGER :: mBatteryStatus = 5
I/PowerManagerService( 2366): ULight 0->3 f0
I/PowerManagerService( 2366): Setting target 2: cur=0.0 target=120 delta=6.0 nominalCurrentValue=0
I/PowerManagerService( 2366): Scheduling light animator!
D/power ( 2366): Setting LCD to on

Does anyone know what "power" is and what's calling it to turn on the LCD?

(I see no framework code that puts this line into the log.)

The reason I'm trying to hunt this down is that I put my phone in the cradle, Desk Home comes on, I turn the screen off and go to bed, only to be woken up when it suddenly (and quietly now) turns on the rather bright LCD screen in the middle of the night! Now I personally like Home Desk (it's nice to look at while the phone is in the cradle), but I don't want the LCD screen coming on in the middle of the night unless something important is happening - and a full battery isn't important! (Yes, I know I could just remove the app, but that's not the point. Even without Desk Home the LCD comes on then turns off a few seconds later, but it still wakes me up.)
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] tanysxavier:
I'm having a tab from malaysia. Lately whenever I launch thr youtube, it pops up the dialog box asking for my youtube login info. Is it normal? I remember I'm not been ask of it using other amdroid phone, including galaxy s. Anyone can help?
[Fascinate General] mckeeverisdman:
So.. For some goofy reason... for the past 2 hours my Fascinate has been asking me to Turn off USB Storage, and it tells me that its Preparing SD Card...

Here is the kicker... Its not plugged in to anything...

I have a Voodoo 0.2 Kernel with 1.2Ghz on the Fly... It has been working since I last posted about a week or 2 ago... So if its nothing I can fix, I would like to know how to properly Hard reset the phone... I am afraid to just go to Privacy, and Wipe Data, etc... Voodoo is weird...

I will try a few things in the mean time, but any help is appreciated.

(EDIT) I tried to plug it in to the computer, and I can't get it to mount without it wanting to prepare the SD card... I was going to put on a Voodoo/disable_lagfix but running into a problem with that...
[Fascinate General] mackeydesigns:
Goodluck. I'm blaming voodoo.
[Fascinate General] mckeeverisdman:
Fml... again.. Dont RTFM... I have tried a Odin Restore to stock, and its just chilling at the Verizon Wireless screen now... I am waiting for it to kick back on (hopefully)...

I did put a Voodoo/disable_lagfix... I had to use lightning speed. lol.

How long should a boot up take after a Odin restore?
[Fascinate General] mckeeverisdman:
Ok. Voodoo sucks. I lost my info on my phone.

BUT IT FIXED MY PROBLEM! lol.

Standard kernels for me.
[Fascinate General] billakid:
Voodoo does suck my phone aint mounting no more so no more flashing anything for me.. FML
[Fascinate General] 313:
Try formatting your sd card?
[Fascinate General] mckeeverisdman:
I managed to kinda fix it by putting a Voodoo/disable_lagfix and then Odin restore..
[Fascinate General] billakid:
The formatting fails all the time... saying the card is read only or some crap.. but I can still use the card when downloading music directly off phone or pics etc.
[Fascinate General] mckeeverisdman:
Plugged in to a memory card reader right? Do you have a separate memory card to the the disable_lagfix?
[Fascinate General] ksizzle9:
What's wrong with getting prepared. I "prepare" ksizzle9 Jr. Before a nice date or night at the club...;-) in all seriousness good luck with your problem I'm to drunk to suggest anything at this.point.
[Fascinate General] SiL3nTKiLL:
probably voodoo's fault
[Fascinate General] jeffreymeyer99:
what is your favorite kernel you are using as of right now
[Fascinate General] jt1134:
I recommend you stick with stock
[Fascinate General] Daswolven:
ROFL. You read other posts before replying too¿ :P
[Fascinate General] voghan:
You won't see much improvement from any of the kernels here unless maybe you try a voodoo one. I wouldn't recommend it though because its a pain to go back to stock.

I've tried most of the bin voodoo ones. Stupid fast 1.5 seems to have the best performance but you lose vibration. I'm using Linpack and quadrant to test performance.
[Fascinate General] nitsuj17:
The best way to benchmark is how the phone works for you in your everyday usage.....not quadrant or linpack. By that logic oclf turns your phone into a rocket as you can pull 2700 quadrants
[Fascinate General] mexiken:
DJ05 stock kernel is second only to the Stupidfast 1.5 series kernels. Try one of those.

If not, try 1.3.2 SF
[Fascinate General] coltronathon:
I tried geenik's and had sound issues when playing music. JT's are pretty good. Dirrk's oc voodoo kernel has been amazing so far... my phone absolutely flies now.
[Fascinate General] voghan:
If you remove the bloated apps from the stock rom you'll get a fast phone. Stock rom with stupid fast 1.5 is the fastest combination I've seen.
[Fascinate General] jeffreymeyer99:
now does stupid fast use voodoo lagfix im a little scared of it cause after my last experience my phone went jet black and there was no fixing it i tried everything i just dont want to end up with a black phone again because of a simple mistake i may have made in loading it...i went from a droid 1 which i was flash happy with this phone just gives me the willys every once in a while and i dont want to jepodize its poor life...should i wipe data cache when i flash a new kernel cause i currently use jts with no lagfix but moving to a new one should i wipe
[Fascinate General] sonar_chris:
http://totalnerdity.com/sf/

Theses are non voodoo stupidfast kernels.
[Fascinate General] bL33d:
stupid fast +1
[Fascinate General] burningembers:
+1 for stupidfast. Extremely noticeable speed difference.

Take note though that with DI01 you'll lose haptic feedback. And for me, anyway, that meant losing vibration for alarms, phone calls, and notifications - not just when tapping a button.
[Fascinate General] activesack:
I also lost ALL vibration on 1.54 using DI01, but that thing was awesome. Even better than voodoo. Everything was super smooth. Unfortunately, my phone is on vibrate more than 80% of the time.
[Fascinate General] iTz Nicholas72:
Voodoo5 w/ DJ05
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djtoonjr:
i rooted my sisters white Evo yesterday.i followed up on Hboot 2.02 S-Off Like a Boss! guide, and it worked and everything. it flashed Stock 2.2 Rooted and i followed up on updating PRL/Profile and what not, but i was still in the process of picking a rom for her. i tried to enable wifi, wasnt working, 4G, wasnt working either. i was like wtf? then i got an update for 3.30 somehow and it was like 6mbs. my dumbass installed it, got wifi and eveyrthing to work, but! i lost my recovery and hboot aint pikcking up any PC36IMG file either.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xNotta:
Have you tried using Rom Manager to install a recovery?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djtoonjr:
i run rom Manager and get the following screen.

First Screen:

you must root your phone for ROM Manager to function Superuser was not found at "/system/bin/su" or system/xbin/su". Use google search on your computer to find instructions to root your phone.

superuser from the market is installed...

Then i go and click Flash Alternate Recovery(RA Recovery v1.8.0) and it force closes.

Then i try to flash clockwork and it takes a long time too and i get a message An error occured while attempting to run privileged commands.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmacinyasha:
If the phone downloaded the OTA update for 3.30, as your first post suggests, then it became unrooted and you'll have to root it again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xNotta:
You seem to not have SuperUser installed as a system app.

Go here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=682828

Download the correct version and flash it in recovery.

It should fix superuser.

Scratch that, I just noticed you don't have a recovery to flash from. :-/

Is your HBoot S-Off?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djtoonjr:
i cant get to recovery lol

i go to the bootloader, scans for a PC36IMG file but it donesnt find it, even tho the file is there! lol. maybe i shold format my sdcard. hmm.

but i scroll down to recovery, and it senss me to the default recovery, not clockwork or amen ra. the stock htc recovery. lol.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djtoonjr:
lmfao. yeah i have S-off.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djtoonjr:
ive been trying dat but when it comes to the part to flash the first PC36IMG, it doesnt find it, i formatted my sdcard and trying it again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xNotta:
I am really failing at reading tonight, lol.

Can you boot into the bootloader and use ADB?

Could try ADB Push-ing the files extracted from the Superuser's flashable .zip to their respective locations.

Not sure how that would work out though, never tried it.

Get files "su" from su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip\system\bin

and "Superuser.apk" from su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip\system\app

put both files in the folder with ADB.

open adb command prompt and

ADB push Superuser.apk /system/app (Press Enter)
ADB push su /system/bin (Press Enter)

Then reboot back into the rom.

You might need to use a file explorer to navigate to /system/app and click Superuser.apk to install it.

(Uninstall old SuperUser from the market before installing.)

Worth a try if no one else has any fixes.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djtoonjr:
OMG! ORGASM! lolwell i didnt try ur method YET, but i formatted sdcard, and it picked up the PC36IMG file. so im re-rooting it against, hopefully trying to re-root it wont fk things up u know. will post bak on progress. thanks alot tho man. i know the last couple of times, couldnt get anyone to help me out lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t3project:
if you are s-off all you have to do is flash a rooted pc36img in bootloader and then flash a recovery. no need for the entire process again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djtoonjr:
lmfao. damn. now u tell me haha.

well i went ahead and re-rooted and got it woking now but thxs for the help.

if PC36IMG isnt getting picked up by boot loader, just format SDCARD and run it again lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hortstu:
What do I do with the .tar file? Just put it on the root of my sd?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hortstu:
Wow. That was easier than I could have imagined.

If anyone else is wondering just extract the file in your linux box. Click on it. Follow directions.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dehahn1984:
HELP!

I take it you solved your problem and got your phone rooted??? HELP! I am VERY new to linux. I have the file extracted and when i open it up it does not find my phone. any ideas? it says, even after i hook up my phone, "Waiting for device. Plug phone in now and enable USB debugging. You may require Linux root access." I have my phone plugged in and have USB debugging enabled, but how do i get root access? Do i simply open a terminal, type in sudo su and my password, then go back to the desktop, double click on the file, then plug my phone in again? Im so confused! I dont know ANY commands for terminal either which im sure isn't helping me any! :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] Conchas:
Can anyone tell me if Android phones, support Caller ID Display on BT headsets supporting this feature?

I'm specifically interested to know if HTC DHD (Android 2.2) display caller number or name, in Nokia BH-903 bluetooth headset?
[Android Apps and Games] DMCDash:
I think this is more a function of the bluetooth headset. I have a Jabra BT8010 and it will display the incoming caller's phone number but it doesn't display the corresponding name from my address book though.
[Android Apps and Games] Conchas:
Thanks for your feedback!

It works so nice with my actual Nokia phone, that it may be enough to hold me back changing into a new Smartphone again... :(

Then I'm also afraid that Android may not export properly the contact list to the BT system in my car (Ford), neither it will display the names, when a new call comes in...

It is a petty! So much technology, so much advance and so few systems integration for technologies with years in the market... :mad:
[Android Apps and Games] CarpeNoctem:
Unfortunately the information given here is incorrect this is a functionnality of the phone.... I connect a SonyEricsson MW600 to an iPhone and an HTC Desire Z, the iPhone allow me to see whose calling on the remote (Name of the caller) while the Android phone just display the phone number... what a shame... the device looses a lot of its use.

Same issue for the music, it does not display the title of the song with Android. Google, DO something !
[Android Apps and Games] zman519:
I no only a few phones are referred to in this thread. But is this really true for all android phones :eek: Wow my phone just seems to have lost some of its coolness:(

And the way samsung suckzass with updating my Epic is just not feeling so Epic any more :(
[Android Apps and Games] pamarakos:
Any updates on this issue? I mean caller-id transfer to the bluetooth headset?
[Android Apps and Games] pamarakos:
Anybody? Nobody?
[Android Apps and Games] stefanospizzica:
I have an HTC Incredible S with a SW MW600. With Froyo 2.2 I had the called id both number and then name displayed on the MW600 but after upgrading to Gingerbread 2.3.3 it is no more working and only the number is displayed...
[Android Apps and Games] zman519:
See that is so lame. How can R&D QA & QC miss that? When are th dumb ppl at the cell oems and telcoms going to see the light of beta teaters. I mean duh M$ did it with windows 7 and that OS turnd out prity good.

Sent from the Drivers Seat of my Suby txting and Driving doing 100MPH+ in a school zone! Ha.
[Android Apps and Games] flunserl:
The SE MW600 is a great Headset.

The capability of prompting Caller/Track ID on the display is neither proprieatary for this special headset or smartphone model, nor Sony Ericsson.

Its a standard bluetooth protocol: named AVRCP 1.3 (for Audio/Video Remote Control Profile)

So it truly IS a shame even the android/linux people don't stick to the rules!

On my WinMob 6.5 HTC Touch HD, Track ID didn't work, BUT Caller ID display (contact+number) worked! In advance Voice Command, announced the Caller, which is quite useful if you really can't take a look on the phone or headset for example riding my bike...

On my Defy+ Stock 2.3.6 its vice versa (which is bullsh*t)

Hope there will be an update,