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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Biofall:
I am guilty of a the crime of trying something without researching it for a change.

Yesterday, I moved all of my "user apps" to the sd card using the batch method in the application Titanium Backup. Everything worked fine until I rebooted, upon which all of my applications no longer appeared in my market under "downloads" or my app drawer. It also wouldn't let me reinstall them. Titanium backup won't install, so there I can't use the app to fix it.

Any suggestions?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datajosh:
Have you tried pushing the Titanium Backup apk to /system/app? If your apps on /data are screwed, you might be able to get to TB that way. (You can get the apk here if you need it.)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Biofall:
I got it to reinstall, but it isn't restoring the backups correctly.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datajosh:
Have you tried using the batch option to move user apps back to the phone?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Biofall:
It only has seven apps there.

I think the problem may be that the apps are caught in a bad partition limbo.

Titanium backup's developer told me that once you get over 123 (weird) apps on your sd card and reboot this happens pretty uniformly.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Morgyy:
I Installed Angry Birds after the 2.1 update and it worked fine, but then I remebered I backed it up with Titanium so I thought I would install the backup so I'd have all my progress back, unforntunatly the app would not work after this and even after deleting every file releted to angry birds and trying to install it again it won't install. It will say Install unsuccesfull everytime wether from the market or a .apk file on my sdcard. Angry Birds Seasons works fine though.

EDIT: Finally got it goin, ignore this question
[Android Software Development] martyotaku:
I really don't see any real improvement to the ui . Didn't they said it'd be better looking and more useability and fun? Still ugly to me. Give me launcherpro with 2.2 and I'm happy. Gingerbread 2.3=fail
[Android Software Development] generalamerica:
I think the UI rehaul is for 3.0 Honeycomb.
[Android Software Development] th0r615:
Google has not even said anything about Android 2.3 other then its going to be called Gingerbread. Never said it was going to be a major update or completely change the UI. All the rumors speculated about a UI change but only subtle changes.
[Android Software Development] galaxys:
Yep, there's nothing official about gingerbread. We will know more once the xda gang get it on our devices! :cool:
[Android Software Development] joshnichols189:
Honeycomb is geared towards better tablet compatibility.
[Android Software Development] angingrich:
I think the major UI overhaul that was planned for Gbread was pushed back to Honeycomb. I'm not sure if this is because of the timing of the hire of Duarte (as in, maybe the UI was halfway there, they hired Duarte, and he scrapped it), or because they just didn't think they had time to implement it.

Either way, I think the major changes to Gingerbread will be under its skin... everyone's just focusing on the UI because that was probably the biggest touted change. My prediction is that we'll see better utilization of hardware, and thus improved efficiency... plus a number of new (but minor) features.
[Android Software Development] generalamerica:
From what I've heard Honeycomb is geared for tablets and superphones and it will start a split of higher end phones getting 3.0 and lower end phones get 2.X. I've seen a guy's phone that said he had 3.0 and it doesn't look like standard Android, the UI was much different. So unless he just had an awesome rom I'm sticking with there will be a UI change in 3.0.
[Android Software Development] ridavid81:
this post is silly. if you think android is an ugly system and UI just use something else.

Launcher Pro looks exactly the same as the standard launcher besides the dock area.
[Android Software Development] N8ter:
It's a pretty widespread opinion that the Android UI is ugly, and that's the reason why Google is supposed to be overhauling it.

If it was beautiful I doubt manufacturers would spend so much money overhauling it as if it was Symbian 5th edition.
[Android Software Development] EggoEspada:
I agree that Android's UI needs some help. I'm liking the flat sharp look they're going for. Also, good to see they're sticking with black and green to try to keep consistency. Only little was shown on Gingerbread, but I'm liking it.

Also, even after Google does an overhaul, they will still skin it. It's not about whether it looks good or not, its about setting themselves apart from the competition.
[Android Software Development] mik101:
Thank you. I could not agree more with that statement.

Everyone has a personal preference. Some people love the ios ui; some people like me hate it. Yes I prefer Android and personally I prefer my android mostly unskinned (other than maybe a simple black bar theme -- ala Desire). It sounds like I'm in the minority -- but I also dislike 99% of the OEM skinned options like Sense, Motoblur, etc. :o The most important factor in those being what people in the company designing the UI want THEIR phone to feel like. Then this causes outrage from the users that don't like it. You can't please everyone. /rant
[Android Software Development] slawson:
I believe there will be MINOR changes, most likely at a kernel and java level.
[Android Software Development] /rant/:
Well, I hope that there will be some significant improvement under the hood. From what I've seen so far, I'm not going to be impressed with the revised stock UI at all. In fact, I like the old UI much more (it might of course change over time as I get used to the new look). On the other hand, I'm using HTC Sense right now, which makes the revised UI redundant for me anyway, and I expect HTC to stick with Sense for the time being. Other manufacturers have their own UI too...

I'd be happy if 2.3 were just the same as 2.2 on feature level, but more efficient. Because even though I am impressed with what 2.2 stock phones are capable of doing right now, better battery life is always a good thing.
[Android Software Development] N8ter:
Google should dedicate one release per version chiefly to combatting issues with efficiency, speed, battery life, removing deprecated components, and other optimizations - with adding features being on the backburner.

That will at least allow manufacturers to deliver one update to fix known issues on handsets and make them work *better* in a timely fashion without spending 4-6 months reinventing the wheel and reintegrating everything into yet another release.

Also, I don't really blame the manufacturers. Android has some deep-rooted issues when it comes to the user interface and the only way to make it attractive to a majority of people is to make some deeprooted changes.
[Android Software Development] br//0k3/n:
I personally think that android 2.2 (froyo) actually has a pretty good UI. Coming from an iPhone, I find the squared-off corners and minimalistic (moreso than the iphone, amazingly) UI elements a LOT more aesthetically appealing. I do dislike the non-support for full hardware acceleration and the non-skinned dock, but I suppose that that's a non-issue. Hopefully 2.3 or 4.0 will update the UI, but as it stands I'm not THAT bored of it (granted I've only had my Epic for a month, but still) so if google doesn't it's fine. I really, really, really want hardware acceleration though.
[Android Software Development] ablackrock:
Android 2.3 is really a fail!

I just downloaded a android 2.3 SDK and tested my app, I disappointed very much about it. It's UI is so ugly than 2.2 and before, especially TabWidget style and black notification bar.

I think Google is going towards a wrong road just like Microsoft, and android is not as hopeful as before. Maybe when a company grow great enough, they must be going down...

The problem is, android is not windows yet, if they continue to wrong, they would be dying.
[Android Software Development] thehyecircus:
I do not really know what sets 2.3 apart from 2.2, except colour icons for call, programs, and web. My notification bar is a dark grey, so a black one really wouldn't affect me. I never heard of TabWidget.

For me, when I got Stock 2.2, I added on a fake HTC clock, a nice calendar that I'll never use, and have been looking for some other nice apps to throw on my home screens. It looks beautiful. I thought the point of Android was to be customizational? And so far, my Android phone is very much what I wanted it to be. So how could 2.3 radically change that?

I do think we should have more customization options, but it's amazingly more open and freeing than my old Windows Mobile phone with the earliest of Sense on it (HTC Touch Pro)
[Android Software Development] Kaanha:
I second this thought. The UI is a little better, but nothing major. Most of the hype I think was just that...hype with no real information from anyone except what they HOPED would be.

I assume...ASSUME...that before 3.0 comes out, we may see a 2.3.x that will include a more substantial UI update. Or it may jump up to 2.4 or 2.5 for the UI. Not sure how major or Minor Google considers a UI upgrade.

2.3, as we know now, was mainly meant to improve the underlying stuff and to implement the NFC. 3.0 is SUPPOSE to be an update to make android better support tablets (is that official? I'm honestly not sure if Google has officially said that yet), so if that's true then I suspect we'll see one more iteration of the 2.x before 3.0 to give us the UI upgrade that MANY was hoping for.

All that is just a theory though, we may move straight from 2.3 to 3.0 and Google may separate android then with 2 version. 3.0P and 3.0T (That's Phone and Tablet). Who knows, most we can do is wait and see. Though I do imagine at some point they will have a division of the OS for the Tablet and one for the Phone. Same features and all, just optimized for one or the other.
[Android Software Development] vetvito:
3.0 is nothing like what we've seen before. Its amazing.
[Android Software Development] Sk17z0:
I still havent got an update yet.
[Desire Themes and Apps] InspectorFrost:
Anyone point me in the right direction for the thin lockscreen mod and maybe the one for the launcher on the homescreen too

i have a nice see through status bar which i dont wanna touch now so if i could get the obove as separeate .zips that would be great

Bit out of touch with sense roms as ive been on defrost for a while now....im sure ive had these things individually on an old leedroid rom maybe and they did look great eers

any help ?

cheers
[Desire Themes and Apps] K900:
Skins. Use them, Luke.
[Desire Themes and Apps] InspectorFrost:
D'oh !

Thanks Man
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] semperlux:
[Q]

Where can I get information on exactly how recoveries work? I know what RECOVERY is, I've been using it but I don't know HOW it works. I'm using RA recovery (by accident) and don't want to flash ANYTHING until I learn more about recoveries. Would reinstalling Clockwork replace RA?

BACKGROUND:

I'm a recovering flashaholic and I'm looking for a little education. Recently, I toasted ClockworkMod recovery when flashing EVOnonsense (latest), I'd still like to know

how

that happens. Afterwards, everytime I returned to CW (through HBOOT or ROM MANAGER) recovery, my Evo would lock up at the white bootscreen. I managed to flash RA recovery from ROM MANAGER (without knowing what the ALTERNATE RECOVERY option in ROM MANAGER did). When my Evo booted into RA, I had no clue what I was looking at (I do now and I like RA more than CW).

Please don't ask me to "Google it", if you don't know, don't answer. Or educate me on "what" to Google. Thank you.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kf2m:
Pretty much nandroid backups are binary snapshots of the OS partitions in the memory of the phone that's saved to your SD card. Much like the programs Acronis Drive Image (good stuff), and Symantecs' Ghost (suckage) does with hard drives. Recovery programs like RA, and Clockwork just do the reading, and writing of the data. Well a few other things added here and there like wiping cache, and Dalvik.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] unknownrebelx:
So I kind of had a herp derp moment today. I was using Ninja Morph on my N1 to change some icons. Well good ol me was so excited to get started that I completely forgot the number 1 rule of modding - ALWAYS F%^&KING NANDROID FIRST!!.

As expected, something went wrong and I ended up with a friggin bootloop. Luckily I had a nandroid saved from before I installed CM 6.1 RC2. Even so, It wasn't a fun experience.

But, the silver lining is that I had me an idea :p

I have a dream, a dream of an automated nandroid backup that you set a schedule (sayy....3am every other day) and It will automatically do it for you. It would also save a user defined number of days back ups and delete the previous ones. There would also be other user definable functions such as always keep the backup on X day of every month, Always keep nandroid when some system file is changed etc etc etc.

Innovation is often caused by stress I guess...

Just wanted to share haha:D
[Android Themes] ^Fs:
I recently switched desktops and misplaced a modded apk that makes your homescreen widget selection menu compact by grouping alike widgets in one category.

I've been searching the forums but can't seem to find it anywhere.

Would be grateful if someone could point me to the thread.

Thanks
[Android Themes] jolenemae21:
I am thinking you are thinking.... ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=780828&highlight=picker
[Android Themes] ^Fs:
You are a saint. Thanks :)
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] SupremeBeaver:
Google launched their official app for Google reader yesterday, but for some reason i can't see it in the market.

Anyone got it? Using Desire HD with stock Rom.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Sikki:
If that picture doesn't work, then try going there from:

http://www.appbrain.com/app/google-reader/com.google.android.apps.reader
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] SupremeBeaver:
That qr code takes me nowhere in the market, and I tried appbrain but that links through the market so it didn't find it either. This is weird because I can see all free apps
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Sikki:
Tried them myself, both take me straight to the app on the market and let me download it. Maybe it's a country issue?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] SupremeBeaver:
ur probably right, I think its time to root.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] iridium21:
Here's the APK:

Google Books Reader
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] SupremeBeaver:
thanks for that, but i have since rooted and installed MarketAccess so its fine :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChiGGz:
Ugh frustrated, please help!

This morning I took out the old battery (without proper shutdown) to put a fresh one in, and now it boots to the animation screen and gets stuck on a black screen.

I have tried re-installing JH2 with PIT and repartition clicked...SAME ERROR

I was so happy with the new ROM (Doc v1.2), and was finally going to stay put with a single rom, and now this.

What can I do? I'm without a phone now...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lasersocks:
sounds like the rest of us...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] discreet250:
I need windows 6.5 for Canada Telus HTC Touch Pro 2. Have they released a version for Canada? If so, where could I find it?

I've been trying to upgrade my OS and when I attempt to download the update it gives me an error saying "this download is not suitable for this device" I believe it is because the download is for european phones.

In addition to this question, has anyone had any success unlocking the Touch Pro 2 from Telus to Rogers?

A quick response would be muchly appreciated.

Thank you!!!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Miami_Son:
ROMs are carrier specific, for the most part. If it isn't on the HTC website, only Telus would be releasing a new ROM. Most carriers have stopped development since the phone has been discontinued. Not likely you'll see a new OEM ROM if one hasn't come out already.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] discreet250:
that sucks!! I don't understand why the rest of the world is compatible with this upgrade but canadian clients arn't? doesn't make much sense to me. but thank you for the reply :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] cajunflavoredbob:
Complain to your carrier. The stock ROMs are locked to the carrier they are released to by design. If Telus doesn't have an update for it on their website, then there isn't one available. As far as unlocking it to use on another cellular network, you would have to obtain an unlock code from your carrier. This would SIM unlock your device, allowing you to use any GSM carrier with your phone.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badboy70:
Hey,

I have a whole range of appointments on my Hotmail account, but they don't show on my phone.

I have added the email account to the phone and when I go to calendar -> ... -> calendars

I see my hoymail account is there in magenta.

If I go to the hotmai tile and prss the sync ico I receive my emails but no appointments.

I've checked the calendar in the settings.

Am I missing something?

Edit: appareantly it only syncs the main calendar, not the calendars you add manually.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janemanno1:
ARRAY[0] always wins.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Gate Keeper:
yea, at present only the default calendar syncs. hopefully MS implements multiple calendars for the update...
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aaron McCarthy:
I have 4 calendars that sync to my phone.. all work perfectly fine... 1 gmail calendar my personal windows live calendar, my wifes personal windows live calendar and then our business windows live calendar.

Each Calendar does have its own email account. If you haven't done so already go to settings... email & accounts then select the account in question... make sure that you have the "calendar" box checked... If my business one has 3 boxes I can check for content to sync. Email, Contacts and Calendar.

I tinkered with this for a while to get it working. We actually had ONE family account that had 2 separate calendars linked in that account. When in outlook I could see the two calendars and when I would make changes it would update the windows live calendar online BUT it wouldn't push the second calendar to my phone just the main one associated with the account. As such I just left that one as my wifes personal calendar and I made myself another one that can sync to both of our phones (we both have the Focus)

Once all the accounts were configured we now are able to make changes to the calendars on the phone or computer (either right in windows live or in outlook) and everything all syncs nicely now.

side note... in the same settings place you can select how often your content syncs.. I have mine set to 30 minutes BUT if I want to sync the calendar after making a change I go back to settings and accounts select but hold your finger on whatever account you want to sync and an option comes up to sync or delete account.. select sync and it will do its thing.

Additional Side note: As both my wife and I have the focus (I got her away from the Iphone) we both use our main family email address as the main account on the phone... what I discovered after doing a hard reset a few days ago was that when I rebooted the phone it installed ALL the apps she had purchased up to that date. I myself haven't purchased any and was a little confused while all these random aps were on my phone. Perhaps a glitch in their design but works for me!!!
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vcslee:
Hi Aaron,

Seek your advice:

My appointments are all in Microsoft Outlook Calendar. Currently I would save the calendar in a temporary folder in my laptop, and then upload the file to my Window Live using the same laptop, then syn my phone to the Window Live on 3G network. I wonder if there is any easier way to syn my calendar.

Thanks.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aaron McCarthy:
much easier way.. just add your windows live account to outlook..

In Outlook it's usually *file ---> add account

Once you have added your windows live account you'll see it under your calendar tab.

When you open your calendar in outlook you can have it so both your outlook and windows live calendar are open side by side. Just simply highlight the appointments you want synced and you're good to go. Once thats done any changes you make on the windows live calendar IN outlook will sync to your windows live online account... and your phone.

Hope this helps
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vcslee:
Hi Aaron,

Thanks a lot. Will try this out right away!
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] J_Bone:
I have noticed, happily, that apps I have purchased for my EVO are still paid for and available for use with my tab. I have been using AppBrain instead of Titanium to put my apps back on after a ROM flash.

Can I sync my tab without effecting the list of what is on my phone? I guess I could go the Ti route but I kinda like not have another backup saved on my card (in addition to one saved in recovery).
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] popezaphod:
I've synced my phone and my tablet with AppBrain and have not noticed any problems or missing apps or the like.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] J_Bone:
Outta curiosity, can you check the AppBrain website and see if shows a separate list for the tab?

Thanks!
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] goalweiser:
Hey gents. Just wanted to say how much I'm loving this G Tablet first off.

But I just wanted to leave a little tip you may have used. If you enable Fast Web Install in AppBrain, you'll be able to search the entire marketplace and install apps that even don't show up in the Android Marketplace after the fix.

For example, I used it to install Vplayer Alpha as I prefer it to Rockplayer just bit. I couldn't find it in the Android Marketplace and I wasn't too sure about the APK file I downloaded to sideload.

Luckily, Fast Web Installer + AppBrain = No need for Android Marketplace.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] rcgabriel:
@goalweiser - I see VPlayer Beta (I think it's no longer Alpha) in Market currently, after my extended Market Fix (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861044), although I've made a few additional tweaks to build.prop now so not certain it will be there for you.

But thanks for sharing the AppBrain Fast Web Installer tip, I wasn't aware of that one.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] goalweiser:
Thanks for the tip on the Beta...need to update! It was updated on my Evo and I didn't even notice.

That said, my AppBrain account doesn't necessarily seem to be syncing both ways. I can't seem to get the same apps on both my Evo and GTab without downloading them manually.

I'll probably just create another account for the GTab all together.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] myndwire:
I see both my Evo and my GTab separately within the same gmail account logged into AppBrain... Look on the left-hand side, they group them according to device.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] popezaphod:
Yes, it does.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] adhuc0214:
appbrain sync

pray tell, how do you sync appbrain to your g tablet ?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adinis78:
So i have been flashing for a while but ever since the 2.2 roms came out i do not see the need to flash anymore. I am currently running Obsidian V3 and i am happy with it and don't see the need to update to a newer version, well at least until they come up with overclocking then i flash.

Does anyone feel the same or do you flash a new rom that comes out? Please share.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willsnews:
I'm on v5 with the jk6 modem I'm awaiting v6 but I'm happy with v5 its very fast and the flash player is super stable and runs very well which for me was the only reason I even wanted 2.2 but I will flash whatever comes my way and looks awesome although dont I dont flash right away anymore I wait and read other peoples pro's and cons and then decide if I'd like to try it depending on the bugs

Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw