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[Captivate General] skinien:
I know, I know, you're all sick and tired about the GPS problems and the countless GPS threads. :p

I really love my phone and it would be perfect if it wasn't for the failing location based services. So, I'm looking to replace my phone with another model but at&t currently has a pathetic lineup of Android devices. I'm just going to hold out and see what they come up with before my wife's contract runs out in February.

Anyways, even though I'm out of my 30-day return period, I called at&t to see what they can do about getting me another phone. They transferred me to an Android specialist and I explained the issue with the GPS.

He replied that the GPS is a known issue with the Captivate and that Samsung is working on a software update that will fix the GPS. I asked if this update was different than the one sent out in September, he said yes. I'm pretty sure this was complete bs, but has anyone heard anything about a REAL fix coming out for the GPS?

On a side-note, at&t is knowingly selling a defective product. Pretty cool, huh :rolleyes:
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
So you think the AT&T specialist knows for sure that Samsung is working on a fix or he just told you that to placate you. ;)
[Captivate General] skinien:
Hard to say, really. I think that manufacturers and carriers have communication about a phone's issues. This could also be why we don't see 2.2 yet; at&t may be holding off on an update until the update solves a major issue with this phone.

On the other side, he may just be misinformed or clueless.
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
I'd vote for that latter!
[Captivate General] skinien:
Based on your avatar, I thought you would, haha.
[Captivate General] *** Adrian ***:
I think this is some kind of a project failure making it a hardware issue, because if it really was some software problem, why they did not solved yet???

Now they are trying to minimize the GPS lock problem by software...I mean they are trying to hide the problem by some software update instead to tell us we have to replace the phone.

For me, they went to much to far.....Im almost going to HTC....:(
[Captivate General] polarbee:
I really like HTC and if AT&T had a better selection of their Android offerings, I'd definitely have one of those instead. Ah well. I don't really need GPS too terribly much so my phone's craptacular performance goes mostly unnoticed. And luckily my husband who DOES need a working GPS got one of the units that works really, really well. Luck of the draw maybe?
[Captivate General] skippyg:
From reading other Galaxy S posts and threads, it seems it is possible with a software fix. My Captivates gps works as Its supposed to running leaked froyo. Not AS fast of a gps lock as an iPhone but in less than a minute it'll work dead on. :) before my gps was horribly nonfunctional running eclair.
[Captivate General] jsgiv:
I agree with you - You're absolutely correct. ;)
[Captivate General] soopaflypriest:
Lol specialist.. a call center employee in the warranty department who reads the script for Android devices is no specialist regardless of what they try to tell customers.

In the wireless industry it is common for wireless employees to tell you what you want to hear regardless of whether it is true especially when someone has a problem or complaint.
[Captivate General] sremick:
By perpetually telling customers that "Samsung is working on a GPS fix", they get you to shut up, get you off the phone, keep you as a customer by dangling a carrot some unknown distance away, without doing anything they can legally be held accountable for.

For all we know, internally "GPS fix" is a hardware fix... as in, it's fixed in the Galaxy S2, which AT&T will happy offer to existing Captivate owners for $199 on-contract or $499 no-contract.
[Captivate General] jpinks:
This sounds to me like the answer we will get from ATT. Its not like we havent gotten shafted by them before.
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
At&t is a big pile of ****.. What more do you expect?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Naked Sam:
I would love a clean green and black theme for the messaging app on MIUI that looks like the windows mobile 7 messaging along with a flat black stock keyboard buuuuut I have been able to find none of those anywhere. Is anyone feeling gracious enough to make one? I know its a lot to ask but at least you get the warm fuzzy feeling that comes with doing a good deed.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Naked Sam:
Nothing? Nobody is feeling the Christmas spirit?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Naked Sam:
Triple Post

Btw, all I need are the icons for the sms app. I know how to replace the files and even make the icons, I just don't have the means to do so.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Brad624:
SMS Theme

HEY!!! dont know if you have ever tried it...but why not just use handcent!! as your default sms and change the colors for that there. as for your keyboard...yeah idk.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] freezepop:
I too would suggest Handcent if you haven't yet tried it...it has many customizable options as well as a clean interface.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Naked Sam:
I have tried it. I liked how you could change the colors but I'm meant change the buttons and the whole message bubble, not just colors.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] vmiku914:
Is it possible to have install the HTC hub on another WP7? I currently have the focus and it would be awesome to see it on AMOLED :-)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ceesheim:
No not possible .
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] emigrating:
Have you tried?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ceesheim:
no need to try it , all app's on market place are secured (you can not sideload them)

I tried to load a netwerk app from samsung and it didn't work on my htc .
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] hounsell:
Yeh, the problem is that though theoretically you could load it, but the problem is it depends on native code that is tied to HTC phones.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] xboxmod:
Hi

i've made some test with Htc xap & i can deploy it successfully on my mozart

but when i try to launch it there is an error message telling "license invalid" please purchase the product.

if we found a way to install xml license file maybe htc apps can work on other device.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] emigrating:
That's all good and fine, but if we replicate all dependencies of the HTC hub onto a Samsung I see no reason why this would not work (unless it's hardcoded to HTC HW GUIDs or course).

I'm gonna dig into this a bit when I receive my wife's LG next week. Would love to have the LG software on my Samsung :)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] (nico):
The emumator is x86, not ARM like real phones, so any app with native code won't work on the emulator.

You need to test it on your phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luderbeck1:
Anyone have connection problems with 4G in Chicago? I'm running Myn's 2.2 and connect to 4G and average 4.5 MBS. However my phone constantly switches back to 3G.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NxtGenCowboy:
Ive been on 4G all night and this AM... No issues here.. I use it all the time. :confused:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacoballen22:
It's on and off for me but that's on the road.

Swyped from my HTC EVO 4G via xda app
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mspk1111:
For chicago it really depends on where you are. Check out clearwire's website for coverage, they list where their towers are. This is what I have figured out, if there are not more than 2 towers around a building it will give you spotty coverage. If you are above the 25th to 30th floors your coverage will be hit or miss. If you are in the loop/financial district your coverage will be very hit or miss due to the size of the high rises general lack of towers. The best bet is if you know anyone with clearwire's 4g ask them. They will know where they best coverage is and where there is none.

For the suburbs, 4g is WAY better, it is seriously night and day. I think the lack of high rises make it easier for 1 tower to cover a larger area more consistantly. Also many of the metra routes and highways (290, 88, 294) have towers along them so usually 4g coverage if pretty good while commuting.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snkrfrkr127:
does anyone know of a way to clean the gray part of our phones? i guess its just oils and crap from hands idk but my g2 isnt quite as light gray as it used to be lol
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shortlived:
Magic eraser! Works great but hey if you break your phone dont blame me....
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Utorrent76:
Just curious.

Why r u handling your phone with dirty hand's anyway?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rraxda:
Spit on it. Then, wipe it on your pants.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AZ2ENVY:
Microfiber with warm water and alcohol diluted solution .... Dont blame me if you break your phone ;)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidcues:
+1

vision
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightningtrip:
+1 too funny
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevencpoynter:


Because some of us actually use our phones, while I'm in pharmacy school I'm still an automotive technician by trade. When I have a side job at the house friends/family still try to call me =)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Utorrent76:
Oh!

Just get a blackberry for when your @ the shop.Keep your G2 @ home.
[Wildfire General] lantern20:
Does anyone have any experience with running the Wildfire (A3335 with 850mhz band) on AT&T?

Thanks
[Wildfire General] lantern20:
Ok, so nobody is running the Telstra Wildfire on AT&T, but is anybody running it on one of the other carriers that have 850 mHz 3G, like Rogers? What is your experience?

Thanks!
[Wildfire General] brilldoctor:
Should work (i have a 3333 and am from the UK and am unable to test it)
[Wildfire General] lantern20:
Thanks, I appreciate the offer though.
[Wildfire General] fahrenheit451:
I'm running an imported Telstra A3335 on New Zealand's XT network which is 850MHz band.

Some people here also import AT&T Captivates to use on the same network, so I'm sure a Telstra Wildfire will work fine on AT&T.

Just make sure its unlocked first and be prepared to put up with the Telstra splash screen.
[Wildfire General] lantern20:
I've decided to just go with a T-Mobile HD2. I'm not worried about only having edge speed, so that's easier.

Thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bato Vukovic:
Now I verified this by going back to Eclair 2.1 ji6 a few times and have confirmed that the mic sensitivity is very low ONLY when you record a video and when you use VOICE recorder. Otherwise phone conversations the other party has had no problem hearing my voice.

Can other members try this please?

the mic sensitivity is normal when I downgrade to Eclair 2.1.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ctp3:
Dude u are so right....i heard somebody else talking bout this somewhere....dont remember where tho.... Mine has no prob now...im usin axura 2.1 with jk6 modem....
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirkyboy:
wrong section bro.

try re-posting this in the Q&A section. maybe youll have better luck.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bato Vukovic:
its not a question Bro, its an observation. I think its in the right section due to the fact that TW brought this rom here.

cheers.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hulkingcow:
Yeah, I can attest to this. I tried messing with service mode, the video recording with audio is better but still can't fix the volume on mic input.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ik2012:
I have the same problem, running macnut R13 + jk6 modem.

I had no problems on eclair 2.1

the mic is fine during phone calls but on apps that needs the mic such as voice commands (vlingo) or games such as talking tom it simply does not work well. you need to be very very close to the mic and it is still too weak
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mattymat:
You're right about the reduced mic sensitivity on 2.2 roms. I recorded a video this post weekend and noticed how low the volume was.

- Mat
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djquick:
Not to reign in on your parade, but that is a question and it belongs in the Q&A section, not the development section. And if in fact it is a TeamWhiskey Rom, you could have posted this in that specific rom thread.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bestwebs:
Hi,

The developers should be made aware of this.

This is a defect in the 2.2 roms.

I have also verified this on the unofficial 2.2. tmobile eugene port.

Recording volume with the mike is very low and unacceptable.

This will affect voice input functions as well as video recording.

Good find .

Hopefully it be be addressed.

And yes. it's not a question but a developmental problem and spans several roms so it does belong here.

:)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kdogg71:
Fixed.

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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jreed3786:
Haha!

Big ups for the correction. It's amazing how many people cannot spell correctly or use bad grammar, these days!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bato Vukovic:
your dumb,

how are they gonna respond to that question? by saying yes I tried........

get lost.

P.S

I your read that thread you would have noticed that I posted there first.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidicus:
Fixed. Removed gramatically incorrect, superfluous ", " ;) lol
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikevinnyii:
bump on this, i confirmed it myself trying various roms im back on ji6 hoping the problem will get fixed
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julienrl:
Does anyone know if it will be possible to upgrade the firmware for the bt radio so it can run bt3.0? Is there a way to know what chip it uses (if its the same as galaxy we would be in luck).
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anderdroid:
Honestly I prefer 2.1. Too many complaints about 3.0's lack of support for bluetooth devices like Wiimote
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ltlollo:
I don't have a Galaxy S but it should use a TI wilink chipset, that supports bt3.0.

_Maybe_ they used in the Nexus S a bcm432* family chipset that is bt3.0 certified although it supports bt2.1 only.

This is just a speculation, i think you have to wait until the phone is out :)

Edit: i think i'm wrong about the wilink; i'm just reporting what i read somewhere...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ap3604:
Your a wise man Anderdroid :)

Thanks for taking the time to post this... I tried a vibrant and hated the fact that I couldn't use the wiimote to play my emulators :(
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smokexz:
Read the spec sheet before you make thread, it says on their official site

Battery

Type	Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) (1500 mAH)

Talk time	6 hours

Standby time (max)	428 hours

Storage and Memory

RAM	512MB

Internal storage	16384MB

Connectivity

Network support	Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 Tri-band HSPA: 900, 2100, 1700 HSPA type: HSDPA (7.2Mbps) HSUPA (5.76Mbps)

WiFi	802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth	Bluetooth 2.1

Infrared

GPS

Not trying to be rude, but I thought the same thing, but I checked that site for hours before I decided "yes" on buying this thing
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julienrl:
I know what the quotes say, I was asking about the chipset it uses to know if it will be possible to upgrade it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzeh3:
It was just like the G2 I was *****in about 800mhz and the hinge and such but it turned out to be great so I for sure will give this phone a chance!!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swetland:
I asked our BT lead, and his understanding is that the BCM4329 is not supported for BT3.0 from Broadcom, so it is unlikely we'll be able to upgrade to 3.0 on Nexus S.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diversificationied:
So the NS uses the same BCM4329 as other phones?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anderdroid:
The G2 was super sluggish on the home screen (completely stock). This thing is lightyears ahead of G2.

Yes, I'm the guy you fight before the Gym Leader at Pewter City in red blue and yellow.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deprecate:
The initial spec for the n1 listed nothing about 802.11n yet all n1s are using it now since the official 2.2 update.

It was a fair question.

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julienrl:
well I guess that pretty much settles that one.

for anyone interested, here is the spec sheet

http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM4329

On the bright side, it does have dual band N which is great if you use DLNA in your house! :) (and fm receiver and transmission... but those seem to be locked out of the box)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swetland:
Yes. Looks like we'll need to move to a new part for BT3.0 support in future devices.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blunden:
Well the FM parts are not locked, just lacking drivers and audio passthrough in the software. Should most likely be possible to enable FM they way it's done in CM and MIUI (based on the code in CodeAurora originally).
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julienrl:
what is CM and MIUI?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blunden:
CM = CyanogenMod, MIUI = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or-9T44Bt7M

In summary: Both are very popular custom roms.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julienrl:
oh ok. and they have activated FM transmission too?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kolyan:
Read that bt 3.0 has better power consumption on standby vs 2.1. Its also faster
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chad_Petree:
galaxy s has bluetooth 3.0 , what went wrong with the nexus s? :confused:
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kolyan:
My guess whould be they ran out of 3.0 modules....another theory is that 2.1 has better support and less likely not to work. One of my bt devices didn't work on 3.0 but this thread reminded me to chec again....and now it works fine maybe because of new firmware
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blunden:
No, only the FM receiver currently.

Samsung uses a custom bluetooth-stack for that. They probably didn't want to use that. Also, they use a different chip for it.
[Android Apps and Games] k1018277:
Hi

I'm in the process of customizing my homescreens. I saw videos and pictures of Windows Phone 7 and really like the app list it has. I looked around but could not find a widget that can do this without changing the home launcher.

Does anybody know if there is one out there that can do this? It is on of the last thing I need to complete what I want.

I want to be able to have an icon and the name of the app as well in a list view. The picture shows roughly what I want. It was created using Photoshop and the icons are by mikebeecham

here
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Neffstarr:
I found this APK one day and wanted to share

..i am running stock 2.1-update T959UVJI6

no WIDGETS ARE ABLE TO BE PUT ON SCREEN..

very neat..

here are some screenshots

http://neffstarr.posterous.com/homescreen-3d-screenshot-android

here is THE DOWNLOAD link to my dropbox

http://db.tt/gJCHntS

if anyone has issues with DOWNLOAD ...if i dont reply fast enough catch ME on Twitter i am always there

@NeffStarr
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] willsnews:
It works great pretty cool lookin

V5 custom vibrant
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Neffstarr:
yessssir i liked it ,,enjoy
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] demo23019:
Its in market called homescreen 3D

Tried this few weeks back would be perfect as app drawer replacement not so much home screen
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Neffstarr:
Werrrd Boooty and thANKS
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] TheShadowMan:
I wonder if ADW will come up with something like this for their drawer for higher end phones like the vibrant.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ajm2387:
Anyway to copy themes from one build to another?

Let me rephrase, I know it's possible I just don't know how to do all of it.

Aside from the framework-res.apk and the LatinIME.apk for keyboard what else would I need?

I am currently using ShubCRAFT2.0Dropmode and love *EVERYTHING* about it. I just want a newer build so I was looking into the HD2ONE 3.4 based on CM6.1 stable.

I just want to copy the entire theme over, fonts, transitions, etc.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ajm2387:
bump it up
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ajm2387:
anyone at all?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ajm2387:
any devs????
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mmduluth:
Maybe ask in the development section? I don't know how many devs actually look in this one and they're the ones who are gonna have that answer.
[G Tablet General] ianandamy:
I have to say after doing the updating in the store from my nexus i am very much unimpressed, if this is what dual core tegra phones are gonna be a like count me out. The screen looks great the ui is horrible and the thing is extremely slow and the touch screen is very unresponsive. The design seems different from the 1 I see on the sears website so I'm assuming there is a difference between the 2 for the screen. Any further input would be you wonderful though as I can't see spending 399 dollars on thhis. I have been thing is getting a galaxy tab but it seems like development is awfully slow on it
[G Tablet General] it2steve:
well... there aren't many people here that are going to disagree with you at face value. the UI is crap and it hinders this from greatness out of the box. The ad pictured in Sears is the wrong picture, Sears, Office Depot, and Staples are all carrying the same thing.

hopefully based on your post count and the fact that you own an N1 I'm sure you know why you are here. This is a solid device, just not out of the box. Go through the threads and you will hear the same thing.

If you don't mind (or actually enjoy) a little flashing then you will be good to go. the are instructions that have covered pretty much every issue that Viewsonic screwed up here.

Most of us went into it knowing we had a 30 day return policy and majority of us aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

Good luck and as you probably know, don't hesitate to ask.
[G Tablet General] ianandamy:
Once you flash it is speed it up tremendously or really not a very noticeable difference? Vs The galaxy tab what do you think is the better device. Can you install stock firmware
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Most of the mods remove the TapNTap UI and replace it with a more familiar Android interface. And the latest mods have the newer Tegra drivers which boosts performance.

I would not go on what you see in the store. It's night and day with what the mods give you. But, the device still has flaws - some games don't work properly and the screen angles are not very good versus a Galaxy Tab.
[G Tablet General] dsf767:
If your feeling adventurous you could always bring a microSD loaded with TnTlite 2.2 and flash the floor model. Then you can see for yourself how good it really is ;)
[G Tablet General] it2steve:
funny you should mention that. I actually had mine flashed before I was out the door of sears that first week it came out :)

But YES... the difference is night and day. I am a proud Galaxy 'S' Vibrant owner (AXURA 2.1, FROYO, with Front Facing Camera) and just didn't see the benefit of a 7" tablet over my phone for the money; had Samsung gone with a 10" it might be a different story. Paying for an additional data plan wasn't my cup of tea either seeing I can tether my tab wirelessly to my phone and I also have a ClearSpot MiFi router, I decided to try this route and I am very happy that I did.

Again, with a return policy you really have nothing to lose (except time well spent).
[G Tablet General] shibbybypass:
I never even tried to use it with the stock firmware. I flashed mine as soon as I got home. I saw the videos and knew I didn't even care about it at stock. I also enjoy flashing my devices. It is fun to kill some time. I am currently using the latest TNT lite. I love mine.