yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] oceanauk:
I have an SGS which was originally purchased on and locked to Orange. I have unlocked the handset to O2.

This now presents a problem with the handset being recognised by Kies for upgrading the firmware (apparently unlocking the handset removes something from the phone's system leaving it unable to be upgraded.

Is there a workaround for this please?

Many thanks.
[Legend General] CrazyPeter:
Hi, my HTC Legend seems to have developed a digitizer problem, there is a dead area, which appears to be a column from top to bottom in an area of the screen.#

Is there an easy way to fix this? I have tried a full factory reset just incase, and I have also reset the touchscreen calibration.

Any suggestions gratefully recieved. I wonder how much HTC charge to replace it.
[Legend General] Dr.Romca:
Seems more like HW issue, can you take a picture? I'd have it repaired in warranty....no?
[Legend General] CrazyPeter:
All sorted
[Legend General] Dr.Romca:
If you have the original HTC warranty declaration, they should take it back in an authorised service center with no questions, at least it is how it works here in CZ
[Legend General] CrazyPeter:
All Sorted, HTC were very helpful.

Happy days.
[Legend General] Dr.Romca:
Cool :-) told you :-)
[Legend General] Dr.Romca:
Yes, there are ways to downgrade from Froyo OTA, so it should work on the returned device as well. However if you are sending the device to HTC, the will most llikely replace the ROM with the latest unbranded one...(which right now is 2.1 Android)

btw: http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-legend-legend-modaco-com/323201/downgrading-from-froyo-ota/
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] hannyst:
Hey

I need help :(

In any text field (sms, url etc) - I suddenly don't have the keyboard (x10 mini)

I have anysoftkey installed too (for hebrew), but nothing is displayed
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] benjymous:
Try long pressing in the text field till a menu appears, then select "Input method" from the menu - this will let you pick which keyboard to use if you've got other ones installed.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] hannyst:
I did that but the anysoftkeyboard was defined as the input method

I finally just re-started and it came back to normal :)

Thanks !
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Divr:
Actually, sometimes when you switch keyboard, it will not work for a while (happen to me once or twice) just exit the apps and open it again and click on the input field and voila, it's there.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirford1:
vibrant is now stuck on third screen after flash with odin about five times. it goes past s sign and then black. help me please
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willsnews:
Do you have the correct drivers and files? Have you tried removing the sim and external sd then trying odin?

V5 custom vibrant
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willsnews:
So this is a voodoo problem I'm not familiar with voodoo sorry man

V5 custom vibrant
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Priteshpatel0007:
Hi All,

I'm a noob to Android, but understand the basics, I upgrade my Rogers Captivate from 2.1 to froyo At&T version. However, I want to revert back to the rogers 2.1 version, having difficulties with my wireless and internet in general.

Is there a relatively simple method, I tried the odin3 method but couldn't get it to work, i cannot connect to kies or the android market currently through my phone or work network. I'll try connect from home later tonight. If I could have a method to try that would be really helpful, currently my phone is just a phone.

Many thanks in advance

P
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Priteshpatel0007:
solved 2.2 At&t to 2.1

I've manage to figure it out after searching through several discussion forums....

so here is the method in case others find themselves in the same predicament.

Download search megaupload ( SGH-I896_I896UXJI2 Stock Firmware.zip)

Download the Odin3 V1.0 one click (it contains the PIT file required)

cannot post links sorry

extract the TAR flie somewhere easily accessible along with the PIT file...

Start Odin3 and connect the usb to the PC (not to the phone) and leave it running on the PC, switch off the phone, put the phone down and press both the volume keys and plug in the the microusb to the phone, continue holding the vol. keys until the android diggers comes up.

At this stage you should notice the a yellow square on Odin3 (coms something or other). select the Pit and Tar files and press start. Should be that easy give it a few mins to load, once complete the phone should start up with a very healthy and comforting rogers screen, and your phone back from the 2.2 chaos.

Hope this helps anyone in the future, it was a frustrating day for me.

Hopefully no-one will need this in a week or two with the official update on its way
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dave the Knave:
It was all right here for you...

Had you just gone to the wiki page for your phone, there is a megaupload link to your firmware.

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-I896

The only thing not there is Odin, but that's something that everyone should know how to find if they are flashing.
[Nook Color General] wpnyc2009:
Has anyone noticed the circle to the left of the "N" button? Is this a proximity sensor? If not, what is it? Any ideas?

:confused:
[Nook Color General] devis:
Looks like a ambient light sensor or something the like. Maybe on a future upgrade new features will include self adjusting backlight ;)
[Nook Color General] Sirchuk:
I noticed this too and was going to post. It appears to be an ambient light sensor, but it's not in use. It seems rather large though..
[Nook Color General] bphillips09:
I noticed this too, and thought it would be cool if when you closed the flap on your case (if you got a flip-case) and you were reading a book, it automatically bookmarks the page you're on and pauses your music or something.

Just thought that would be neat.
[Nook Color General] califrag:
Hmm... I don't see the 'circle' on mine... i don't suppose this is something you can take a picture of?
[Nook Color General] Novaglarion:
Here you go
[Nook Color General] califrag:
WOW WTF MINE DOESNT HAVE ONE!! ??:eek: I dropped my camera and its lens is broken now so I can't take a picture, but it's solid black, completely smooth and no noticeable 'circle'
[Nook Color General] golfprorm:
Go hold it up facing a light (especially daylight ) and you'll see it.

Sent from my Nook Color
[Nook Color General] califrag:
That's what I'm sayin.. I DID that... I put a flashlight right up to it, under daylight, under the house lights... NOTHIN ' .. On the back it says Model No. BNRV200 is yours different? I got my camera working on my phone and took a couple pics look
[Nook Color General] iconoclastnet:
If you have the "spare parts" app installed , you can get to the brightness settings that let you select "automatic".

With battery life being an issue on ereaders in general, I'm surprised they don't have it set to automatic by default.
[Nook Color General] dark79:
But does it actually work? I've been able to set the backlight to automatic but it just dims and never changes. I even tried flashing a light into the sensor, but didn't get any change.
[Nook Color General] golfprorm:
Mine says BNRV200A

Sent from my Nook Color
[Nook Color General] califrag:
Wow so there are (at least) two different models of nookcolor being sold.. I wonder what the differences are besides the circle
[Nook Color General] devis:
Mine's an A too and it has it.

Sent from my NookColor
[Nook Color General] Admiralvic:
I have a BNRV200 and it has the circle...
[Nook Color General] freehood4all:
Confirmed, I too have a BNRV200 too, it's not there. :mad:
[Nook Color General] gormly:
I think all nooks have it, some of you just can't see it

It took me a while to see mine
[Nook Color General] iconoclastnet:
Ouch, you're right. I also tried running sensor test and it sees a light sensor but the reading shows a steady zero no matter what the actual light conditions are. Perhaps the driver for it isn't enabled and they plan to use it in a future release?
[Nook Color General] johnopsec:
Its there. Trust me. You just aren't under the correct lighting conditions to see it. It's designed to be "invisible".
[Nook Color General] daveknights:
Settle down there partner. You are trolling this thread pretty hard unless you are blind. I can even see it in the picture you posted.
[Nook Color General] califrag:
not trying to troll, maybe a little blind - i still don't see it lol.. but OK.. I will concede.. there are still two versions though (an A version and a non-A version) ;)
[Nook Color General] clockcycle:
My unit is a BNRV200 as well and definitely does not show that circle.

I did see 6 other demo units and the nook counter rep's all did have the circle on theirs when I went to buy mine.

-CC
[Nook Color General] mashi:
did yours have the circle beside N ?
[Nook Color General] Sirchuk:
I notice it depends greatly on the light. In sunlight it's very clear, normal lighting indoors and I can't find it. I can usually see it under fluorescent lights though.
[Nook Color General] foxfire235:
I think this is intended to work with the Nook color cases from Barnes and Noble. I think they are set to "auto unlock" when you flip open the book cover. I had mine work this way once, but Can't figure out the correct way to repeat it.
[Nook Color General] jackjumper85:
Look at it with the night vision setting on a camera. You can see inside the IR sensors on TVs and stuff. It should work with the nook color too.
[G Tablet General] Slaterman:
Just wondering if there's a definitive way to stop an accidental download started from the default browser. I'm running TNT (Lite 2.0.2)?

Scenario: Still looking for a decent streaming media solution I tried out Opera's OperaUnited last night.

The good news is that at least for iPod formatted video it works really well with my setup. The bad news is that in their web interface if you fat finger the play key you can easily click the file download link which then starts your g-tab downloading a large file off your media server.

So after doing this I found there was no easy way to cancel this download. It kept downloading through forced closes to the web app and download services apps and persisted through a reboot, even.

So there has to be an easier way to kill a download. I couldn't find any applicable menus in the stock browser.

Thanks for any help,

Slaterman
[General Topics] erickdj:
Hey guys, I'd like some recommendations on what phone I could get in the first half of next year. I've had a T-mobile G1 since 2009, currently running CM 6.1 RC1, my contract is up with T-mobile around March of 2011 and I'm interested in upgrading from the old G1 to something "nicer". What I'm looking for at this point is a bigger screen, fast processor, more internal memory, "good" camera(considering it's a phone), and most important of all: ability to root and run custom roms. As far as carrier choices, I'd be inclined to stay with T-mobile(because of their prices) or maybe verizon, even though Verizon is on the pricey side. Right now the two phones catching my attention are the Galaxy S(t-mobile), the HTC incredible(verizon), and the Evo 4G(Sprint), but 6 months from now there could be newer/better phones. Since I'd be renewing or starting a new contract, the phone will be subsidized, so the cost of a "new" phone shouldn't be an issue. What phones out there should I look into and which upcoming phones should I look forward to?
[General Topics] Mr_JMM:
Which phone

You need to ignore this train of thought. Whatever you buy, whenever you buy it there will ALWAYS be a new / better phone just around the corner.

Personally, and this is only a personal opinion I'd avoid the Galaxy S and stick with the HTC phones. Why? Just read the threads about the issues and I couldn't help notice the vast majority of issues mentioned in the apps market are Samsung owners. Just my opinion / observation mind.
[General Topics] b33zy682:
htc merge or htc mecha
[General Topics] Alex530:
Im using a galaxy and have no problems with it. Froyo runs flawlessly and the screen is like no other. Plus 5 finger multitouch, best video chip, Great camera, and 16gigs built in music is beast.

Sent from the Bermuda Triangle.
[General Topics] T3hPWN:
The Evo is now a lower end phone compared to the high powered monsters coming out but i stick with it cause its just an all around great phone dont have any issues and has a very very active community dedicated to making it better and better i almost feel like a nexus owner from how much love this phone gets. Id definitely recommend an HTC phone.
[General Topics] erickdj:
well, when I mentioned the better phones coming out in about 6 months I was only talking about how they could be better than what's available now. Meaning that I'd be inclined to buy what's "hot" at that point, I wasn't contemplating putting myself in an endless loop of always waiting for "the next 6 months".

Back on topic. Today I did some reading on the G2, I saw that there's people pulling off some insane overclocks quite successfully on it. I just find it a bit disappointing that it doesn't have FM radio or dual cameras, and it seems like it doesn't have multitouch either, which is quite odd for a new phone. I also went to a t-mobile store to see it in person, it was a very nice phone to be honest. The galaxy seemed to have a VERY nice screen though, quite eye-catching.

Kinda leaning towards the G2 at this point. I spoke with t-mobile and I was told that I'd be eligible for a subsidized upgrade as soon as January 10th, so I may be looking for a phone much sooner than thought.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cabello80:
Anyone know how to get the phonebook to load into the 6960 from mytouch4g?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cabello80:
bump number 1
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] ijama:
Anyone have build.prop 2.1 generic for malaysian..anyone have..lemme copy..
[General Questions and Answers] PAPutzback:
I don't want 4g because I don't want to pay the extra 10 bucks in addition to that there is no 4G where I live.

But I want an android capable phone that will be fast enough for Ginerbread and the 3.0 update if possible but not required.
[General Questions and Answers] bubby323:
Samsung transform, the epic 4g's brother from another mother. I would recommend though going for the 2.2.1 epic 4g, despite the extra 10 $ a month its an all aroundamazing phone. I dev for it. (;
[General Questions and Answers] Prodeje79:
Any additional thoughts here?

I am looking for a non4g sprint android phone that has a good dev community.

I started a thread here and found this searching....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16722709

OP: what did you get?
[Focus General] olieebur:
Anyone having this problem? Whenever I would take a picture in portrait mode, it would save in that position like it should be. But after a few days or so, I would go back to the picture hub and noticed that most of the pictures in portrait mode would turn sideways and display in landscape. Some of them don't do that, but most of them do. Kinda annoying to me when I want to show people what pictures I took..
[Focus General] Bwyan Benton:
I take alot of pictures....and I also take some in portrait mode....but I've never had a problem like that. But depending on the way the phone is held will determine how the picture is displayed. Hold the phone normal and the picture will display in portrait style....hold the phone sideways and the pic will display in landscape style.
[Focus General] peterfnet:
Just checked my camera roll in the photo hub. I don't see this issue on my setup.
[Focus General] olieebur:
Ok I found out the problem. Something goes weird when the pictures get synced into Zune. I make it automatically sync all the pictures I take onto Zune whenever I connect it to my computer. And when that happens the pictures will turn sideways. The only way to make it turn vertical is to delete it from the phone and resync it into Zune and it will be upright again.. Very weird. But I now checked to not sync it everytime I connect it to the computer so it will not have that problem anymore.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] craig198:
hi Im trying to make a 007 gunbarrel boot animation and so far its kinda messy. maybe an expert can look at my files and correct me.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SK2LHX4J
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] sdotcarlisle:
looks good man, let me know what you need help on.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] craig198:
no preview. its just your standard gunbarrel that was used in goldeneye.

first off Im a newb

I need help with it being smooth on the playback.

not sure if my desc.txt is right or not.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] rafah:
is there some one how can make this widgets to work with adw launcher then it would be a great theme.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] rafah:
forgot to upload the files

so here the are
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] m5james:
Long story short, but I've got an extended battery cover for the i9000 that I have absolutely no use for. Shipping from Boise, ID
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grcd:
Okay, I am at a loss here.

I am not a very advanced android user, but I have in the past sucessfuly rooted/downgraded and flashed custom roms on other android phones.

I recently bought a T-Mobile UK G2 Touch (HTC Hero), which, to the best of my knowledge, is a brand new unit. It runs 2.1 out of the box and has the following information:

HERO CVT SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-1.76.0007 (HERO10000)

MICROP-010f

TOUCH PANEL-SYN0104

RADIO-6.35.13.09

I was able to root the device, but I don't think it has actually helped any bit. I am not allowed to use 'flash_update' from the terminal (though I can push files) and if I try shell and su / adb root from a PC, I am given error messages or that there is no permission to do this.

I tried flashrec to no avail (it downloads an image and then tells me it has no permission to do anything)

I tried the Goldcard method and to my surprise, using either a generic HTC RUU or a previous T-Mobile UK RUU, the update fails.

I tried to update the current ROM (T-Mob UK) 3.31.110.1

to either 2.73.405.5 WWE or 273.110.26 T-Mob and both 'fail' and i am then restarted back to Android.

I am at a complete loss. What could possibly be the reason here? The phone does work perfectly mind.

EDIT: Would like to let everyone know that I solved this using a much simpler method: Just root and install RomManager from the market.
[Streak 5 Accessories] matheprat:
Why hasn't anyone produced a cheaper alternative yet? I know it's not a common connector, but the phone has been out for a long time now. Any ideas? Thanks.
[Streak 5 Accessories] flub:
If you want one YES

I haven't found any third party ones yet
[Streak 5 Accessories] bigfoots1:
lol..well said.

i hate that phones/laptops use proprietary ****...

but i guess that's where the money is so its stupid not to from a business standpoint.

thats why I always like nokia and htc,,

they would make a top shelf unbranded universal device.

no bs chargers, or batteries, or no mem slot, internal battery etc...

they give you a completely unbranded, un tainted device that actuall does everything...

not the almost everything that these cell phone companies do..

they cant give you everything in one phone because then you will never buy the new one they are selling.

so all that considered the dell streak starts to look pretty damn good...

atleast until the HD3 is released.

I would never have bought this if my HD2 didnt suffer touch screen death.

had dual boot super tech wm 6.5.5 touch rom with froyo 2.2 bluetopia rolling.

It was best of both worlds..

made my nokia n97 seem like a toy.

now the Dell streak has done that even with the HD2..

Extremely impressed!

They call it a tablet but its really a giant cell phone.

they should get Brock Lesnar to endorce it... ;)

it would look very proportional i bet.. ;)

so if any marketing vp's are reading this.. there you go...

And,...Brock if you're reading hook me up with some UFC tickets..lol
[Streak 5 Accessories] HansTWN:
Not that HTC is any better with their USB headphones on some models like my Touch Pro2! And PDMI is not proprietary, but Dell jumped the gun. They should all just have stayed with Mini USB.
[Streak 5 Accessories] qisback:
Due to the formatting that post was ridiculously hard to read as it just didn't flow.

I agree that paying £20+ for what is supposedly an open standard plug (PDMI) is a bit excessive however it's a sellers market when people are early adopters. In time we will find that the plugs will become available cheaper cables will be produced, I believe members on XDA-Developers have already sussed out the pin-out for the cable, they just need the plugs.

I have been trying to source some however as of yet haven't had any luck, second I find some I'll be making cables like they're going out of fashion.

If I remember correctly you can get an adapter for that though can't you?
[Streak 5 Accessories] bigfoots1:
yes, you'll havbe to excuse the laco of commas and qoutes..

it would of helped..your right.

i type for speed not quality most times
[Streak 5 Accessories] HansTWN:
You can get an adapter for the USB headset, but the one that works with a headset with microphone is quite expensive. Besides, it is a real pain, carrying it around, trying not to lose it, etc. And the strange thing about the Touch Pro2 is that sound through the speakers is much better than through headphones.
[Streak 5 Accessories] azyouthinkeyeiz:
Really? Not if you steal one.... Lol

Second... Shouldn't that have been a question you asked yourself before you bought a $400 proprietary device?

Swyped from my *Epic*
[Streak 5 Accessories] matheprat:
Obviously I was aware of the cable before I bought the device, it's not enough to stop me buying it, just annoying.
[Streak 5 Accessories] HansTWN:
Exactly, the Touch Pro2 has the best hardware keyboard around and music wasn't my first priority. So I got it and still use it as a business phone. Every device has some drawbacks, as mentioned by others, if they made them almost perfect, why would you think of upgrading early?
[Streak 5 Accessories] flub:
keep an eye out for the samsung galaxy tab aswell it uses pdmi connector so should work on the streak, you can also get tv out cable

Ignore above

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I just read on mydellmini site someone has both the Streak &the Galaxy Tab. He states that no they do not work.

The question now is which is standard pdmi, Galaxy Tab or Dell Streak or are neither ?
[Streak 5 Accessories] Muscleshop:
another member here reported that he ordered this car charger (actually for an iPad) and that it DOES work. http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.45227

I ordered one today :)
[Streak 5 Accessories] matheprat:
Seems unlikely that it would work? Keep us posted.
[Streak 5 Accessories] BrokenPixel:
The charger probably works, the cable it's a no no unless you change your streak port to fit an ibrick plug.
[Streak 5 Accessories] kd5uzz:
Hope he doesn't get flooded with requests...

http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?p=63112

Looks like someone may have found an alt source for cables. They expect a sample from their supplier next week and may be making a bulk order shortly there after - last I heard it was 3 cables, AC adaptor, car adaptor = $30.
[Streak 5 Accessories] Nomgle:
No - that is NOT what I reported.

That USB charger does work with the Streak - but you need to use the Streak's USB cable to connect it.

The iPad has a completely different USB cable to the Streak ! The cord that comes with the car charger is to fit the iPad, not the Streak - so you can just throw it in the bin.
[Streak 5 Accessories] sejtam:
http://m.wikitree.co.kr/mobile_view.php?ar_id=17134&u_id=148&part=&search=

The picture showing the Dell Strea sync cable on the website linked above seems to indicate in its caption that the same cable could be used for a Zune HD (I say seems as I don't read Korean).

Would someone be able to verify that a Zune HD uses PDMI (and the same 30-pin connector) and so possibly ZUne cables may be an alternative?