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[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] the orange bandit:
Ok, so, my skin came in today and quite frankly, I'm not really impressed. I have a SkinIt on my laptop, Kindle, and iPod, so I'm pretty familiar with the product in general. However, I'm pretty disappointed in the cut for the G2.

Both parts are entirely too small for the phone. The front doesn't cover *any* of the sides. It easily could, which is why it's so frustrating.

The same thing on the back, though it's not nearly as bad there. It almost looks like the whole thing shrunk a little bit on the outside edges.

I'm going to give it a day, but I'm pretty sure I'll be returning this - for $20, I expected better.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Veiger:
I am very shaky when it comes to my hands and I cannot steady them no matter what I do. This is the reason I have borked two or three screen protectors i have bought for my Droid2 and my G2. Are these skins complex or annoying to install for the G2 or Droid2? I might have to get a friend to install them if they are. Can you put a hard case over these without fraying or harming the skins?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] lowpeezy:
I've never been impressed with the skinit vinyls....I just order some skins from decalgirl.com, they are a lot nicer and cheaper too.

I bought a couple for my G1 and they help up great.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Veiger:
Absolutley love it. Tron GLOW skin, got it awhile ago got BreakThrough for my Droid2 and it is just as amazing.
[General Questions and Answers] ca.reaper:
I've looked around a bit, but came up empty. I am hoping someone here will be able to answer my question. I don't believe this to be specific to one device but I will use mine as an example. I have been running CyanogenMod for my Droid1 for a while now. I decided to go back to a stock rooted image (frg83d) upon doing so some settings and my background wallpaper were remembered through a data/cache wipe. Were these settings backed up through Google? or is it stored in a place that does not get wiped? I would just like to understand more about how things are store in volatile and non-volatile memory.

Thanks,

Reaper
[General Questions and Answers] Diamond_dawg:
If you do a Nandroid Back up, everything is back up, but other wise afaik its not store on google and all, but hey i could be wrong
[General Questions and Answers] ca.reaper:
Thanks, but I am more interested about what filesystem holds what information.

And what actually happens when you wipe data and cahce.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cloudscout:
A friend of mine has been nursing an old BlackBerry 8700G for many years now. Last week he decided to put it out to pasture and picked up a MyTouch 4G (due, in part, to my glowing review of the device).

He's not happy.

Some of his issues are the usual complaints which can be handled with a quick tutorial and a few tweaks here and there.

The real problem, though, is integration with Microsoft Sync in his 2009 Ford Escape.

The aged BlackBerry worked pretty much as expected with Sync but the MT4G does not. Making and receiving phone calls seems to work just fine but the SMS messaging features of Sync do not appear to be compatible with the MT4G.

This shouldn't matter, though, right? The "Genius Button" lets you send and receive SMS messages via voice control. Unfortunately, while he and I had both assumed that the Sync system would let him access all of the voice control features of the Genius Button (including full voice-control of SMS messages), we were mistaken. Sync doesn't seem to provide any mechanism for triggering a phone's built-in voice recognition system, thereby rendering the Genius Button features completely useless.

Now, I've never used Sync myself so I'm holding out hope that there is some kind of trick or software update that will get his setup working the way he wants it to work. Anybody know something about this that I don't or is he pretty much screwed?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corwest:
Shouldn't have bought a Ford...

Sorry had to say it :)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] student.driver:
I have SYNC in my 2010 Mustang, and to my knowledge it doesn't have the ability to forward a call button command to the phone like most Bluetooth headsets do. SYNC is more of a "command center" rather than a glorified BT headset in a car stereo, so it pulls in data and info from a variety of sources and you use the voice and button commands to access and control it. You would likely have to tell the car "Bluetooth Streaming" and have the phone playback information for you (unfortunately, the microphone won't forward anything so the handsfree profile will just tie that up).

If he's really, totally, and COMPLETELY hung up on that and still wants Android, I've read on the SYNC forums that the DROID, DROID 2, and DROID X all support SMS transmission through SYNC, including reading and replying. Of course, this might be mitigated by Gingerbread since it's supposed to be getting a new BT stack from what I've read. You know, or not.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmerrifield:
Question, do they actually have Sync working correctly with their devices? I have a MT4G and am trying to sync with my 2010 Ford F-150. The phone book starts to download and then quits half way through and then the bluetooth causes the phone to freeze up and gets completely screwy. My Vibrant and HD7 do great....the MT4G not so much.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] student.driver:
Mine works fine. My G2 would act strange with my Mustang until I figured out I had to disable WiFi before getting in the car. I'm not sure if it's just WiFi, or the WiFi calling app hanging or resetting the radio, but after doing that my SYNC system would download the phonebook and stay connected the whole time. My mT4G doesn't require this.

Edit: Just thought of this, but I'm using WiFi N at 5GHz at home now with the mT4G, whereas I was on 2.4GHz with my G2 and had the issues. Normally you get different radios for different frequencies, so I wonder if that's the case here.
[Vibrant General] anilo:
Can someone tell me how to find the different language packages for Swype, Turkish specifically? I saw many different languages are supported in different ROMs but I don't want to change my current ROM (Axura 2.1) just for this.

Thanks!
[Legend General] dlau77:
hi guys, after finally updating my vodafone legend to 2.2 all seemed well but then i started getting that annoying hardrive icon on the status bar.

it seems that my internal phone storage is constantly low, ive checked and its around 13mb.

I then went into my applications to see what was using the most memory and it turned out to be my contacts storage somehow using an incredible 88mb of my phones 100 or so mb of memory. i dont understand how this is the case as i dont have 1000's of contacts?

also, my phone now lags as a result but i assume thats because of low internal storage?

any help would be massively appreciated, thanks.
[Legend General] jaStrom:
That seems weird. You might want to try a factory wipe/reset. I used Vodaphone's 2.2 upgrade and was really unhappy because of the storage and lag so I switched back to CM 6.1.

Best of luck!
[Legend General] dlau77:
any idea on the best ways of backing up my contacts and everything else in general basically? :)
[Legend General] katse:
Try titanium backup from the market for apps and settings.

The contacts can also exported to sd card in the standard contacts app.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwj5279955:
I know there are numerous threads about how to, and what I am experiencing is not uncommon, but my question is pertaining to the start screen when first opening TiBu I get the "system settings will prevent you from restoring apps. To correct this go to settings>applications>tick unknown sources checkbox.

I am not running non-market apps. Can I make a backup and safely restore?

And how do I see some sideload from a PC not on device and restore via TiBu?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
The way it works is that anything installed from anywhere other then the market is considered as non market apps. It will back up but with out sideloading enabled you will not be able to restore them.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
If side losing us not enabled on your captivate I do not believe you will be able to restore apps with titanium

Are you on stock rooted? What are you looking to do that you are looking to backup your apps?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwj5279955:
Stock, rooted.

I'm looking to flash Axura, trying to get my proverbial ducks in a row. I'm coming from Win-Mo, so yes a little Linux naive.

Thanks for the quick response. You guys are great.

If you're saying I need sideloading enabled on the phone, great.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
If you flash Axura then sideloading and root will be enabled by default
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
Run the backup. Only apps with data, no system data. Go to my files. Check for a titanium folder. Open it, your back ups should be there. When you flash sideloading is enabled. You will be able to restore still your apps and their current state using titanium

I am on axura. Love it. If you have any other questions you can pm me or post on the axura thread..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwj5279955:
OK, for the sake of argument then, as long as TiBu is making a backup file to my SD card, once the new ROM is up and running it should back up no problems.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
Correct.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
yes but make sure to copy the TiBu's backup folder to your pc or external SD card as Axura wipes data when loaded. Once it is loaded then move the file bcak and it will restore with no probs
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwj5279955:
I wish I could at least thanks your posts guys. You've been a big help. 5 thanks a day ha.

And yes I checked my files, a backup is there.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Good just make sure to back it up just incase. I keep my file on my external SD just incase.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwj5279955:
Will do. Its good to hear good things about the ROM to be flashed also.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
Loading a rom doesn't delete the titanium backup directory unless you perform a master clear. Most roms don't delete data from the internal sd. Just so people don't freak out by reading that
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Good point I forgot that the data wipe didnt remove it. So used to doing the needed (yes I know some say it is not needed but I will never flash a rom without doing it) master clear before flashing a new rom.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
I never master clear any more but I do make regular backups to my pc. Never know when a master clear might be needed.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Demonic240:
On a somewhat related topic... Say one wants to restore backups to a stock build with TiBu? Is there a way to turn on sideloading without using the androidcentral loader?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Have a look HERE
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thassodar:
Question! What if I use Titanium Backup in a earlier release of Axura (RC2.1) and backup everything+system data? Then once I go back to stock and reflash Axura 2.2, restore it? Does anyone foresee any issues?

So in essence it would look like so:

Axura 2.1 -> TiBu + system -> Restore Eclair 2.1 w/ ODIN -> Axura 2.2 -> restore TiBu backup + system

I ask this because I know going from eclair to froyo and restoring apps+system data is a bad idea, but from froyo to froyo it should work....right?

Thanks in advance!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thassodar:
Anyone?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
In theory it should not be an issue but from build to build some system apps change. My suggestion do not restore anything system
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] lamlam01:
Location Spoofer is a free download. You can use it to spoof your GPS location. Apps that rely on GPS like Places, Maps, Yelp, etc. works. I'm on Vegan ROM and it works great to set my GPS location while I'm on WIFI.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] ckran:
I'm on stock 4349 and the only "Location Spoofer" I find in the market says "1.5 only."

Any one have a way to find (very) coarse location using Wi-Fi (only)?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] manikin13:
On the Vegan-Tab Ginger RC1 location via wifi works as default. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hawwy:
i have a galaxy s 2.2 froyo , it is jp2, i want to flash custom rom from here on it, how do i do it

please reply , thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] aatifahmad:
Use these instructions - they are specific for Doc's RomMod, but should work with any other ROM as well.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9728021&postcount=14527

also, this should be in Q&A section
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMcMadMac:
I have a Captivate for my wife for Christmas. She is not electronically deficient, but is not the type that is going to want to keep tweaking and changing ROMs. I do stuff like this all the time, for myself and for her, but just do not have the time to learn it all on this particular platform. I am hoping just to get a push in the right direction, not necessarily newb handholding.

So, are there any good recommendations for a "one-time good-enough tons-better-than-stock" ROM that I can get on this phone and have her be happy with it? Thanks! :cool:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
Tough one

Cognition had some stable 2.1 roms that are nice.

also has 2.2 roms

Axura is great 2.2 but you will have to use google voice for voice mail notifications to work.

For casual user, avoid roms with over click kernels, just my opinion
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nappent:
I would have to say Cognition it's pretty rock solid.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oriongaby:
I'd wait till' they officialy release froyo for cappy and people start making roms with it. At least it's what I'm gonna do since most 2.2 roms have problems.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
I would disagree that most 2.2 roms have problems. Some do require more knowledge of what you are doing though
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMcMadMac:
Thanks. Cognition looked like the best option. I looked through that and Perception, and it seemed like they were both good...but there seems like there is always some underlying little issue. Stuff like having to work around getting voicemail, or a wired headset not working like it should.

I think I will just run with the latest Cognition, and if she finds something squirrely it can go back to stock until 2.2 is released. Any recommendations for working with Cognition?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
Read up on the lag fix. I believe it uses voodoo. To disable create a folder in the voodoo folder on the sd named disable-lagfix reboot

If you look to apply themes make sure you disable first. To enable delete folder, reboot
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMcMadMac:
So the lagfix does not agree with themes? Is there any other disagreements VooDoo has?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
Voodoo changes the filing system on the phone from rfs.to ext 4. The utility you use to flash themes, clockwork recovery does not always play nice with ext 4. It is safest to disable the lagfix to apply changes like themes then once applied turn it back on
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMcMadMac:
I understand now. Thank you very much; that is very helpful!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goob1284:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=847728&page=4

Well this guy is really good at making a rom. im downloading his 1.3 version (should be equal too, if not better), but the 1.2, FREAKING AWESOME! Its my go to rom when i have issues with other roms. Definitely easy to use. only problem was one app was funky, but its the apps fault, others complained about it (on the games website). has the muli touch keyboard :) and has some great lagfix options. can even overclock IF you really need too. Well hope this helped, if not, best of luck and Merry Christmas!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMcMadMac:
Bumping up my own ancient thread. My wife has been happily running her Captivate with Cognition for over a year and a half now. It is starting to get a bit long-in-the-tooth and glitchy. With all of the changes over this time, I certainly would like to update it. For daily, average use it looks like CM9 is a safe bet. Are there any JB roms that are worth it and stable? Is there much to be gained from JB over ICS?

Also, I have never had to restore before. I have done some searching and some googling, but nothing seems too clear to me. What all do I need to do to save everything (contacts, calls, messages, applications, app data, pictures, etc.) so that it can be seamlessly transitioned to a new ROM?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMcMadMac:
I figure I will try one more post in hopes of some help, otherwise I will gladly take the hint and really dig deep into it. :cowboy:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -SGA-:
In my opinion CM10 is a great improvement! The current installs all seem to factory reset, so you loose all your apps.

If you stick with CM9 you can flash right over top of what's there. Of course wiping the dalvik and flashing gapps too.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMcMadMac:
So I can flash from Android 2.2 to 4.0 without impacting any of the data on the phone? That seems almost too good to be true! :D
[Droid X General] Meteoro7:
I have the Official 2.2 Version and system version is 2.3.15.MB810.Verizon.en.US i was just rooted.. and i unrooted it to get the OTA upgarde but downloads but fails the installation .. i have tried doing it Manually and i get E: Error in /sdcard/update.zip (status 7) does anyone know how to fix this or do i just root myself back and intall a room .. im getting little frustrated i dont even know if it worth it to intall the new version :(
[Droid X General] Meteoro7:
i guess no repplies or no ideas well let me upgrade my post so i did factory reset .. and my phone didnt go back to 2.1 stay on 2.2 it did clear all the other applications but im missing the ones i deleted .. blockbuster .. and voice mail. and verizons.. those kinds .. i try to do OTA and it fail... do i need to find applications witch the phone came with and try to upgrade or how can i go back now to 2.1 stock ... ???
[Droid X General] mbh87:
A factory reset does not reinstall stock apps, all it does is delete user data and apps. You need to sbf or find a stock odexed rom.
[Droid X General] Jon El Canche:
I had the same problem. I downloaded the "back to stock odexed".zip from 928droid.com and was able to install the new OTA update afterward.
[Droid X General] Meteoro7:
ok that helps more. ill try to find the odex rom and try to donwloaded like you guys said see if that works thanks ill keep you updated ...
[Droid X General] Meteoro7:
im not rooted right now can i used these two ways .. iether with odx or sbf ???
[Droid X General] SysAdmin-X:
I believe you have to be rooted to install themes/roms. (in reference to the 928 back to stock odexed).

Someone please correct me if I am wrong.
[Droid X General] 1KDS:
Right, you must be rooted to flash

If you're not rooted there shouldn't be any problems accepting the OTA
[Droid X General] stevemoffler:
I tried to do the 928droid back to stock to do the update and it didn't work and I didn't remove nothing.

sent from a 1.45 ghz cracked out 928DroidX
[Droid X General] Meteoro7:
Well guys I did like almost 8hrs of research. I got my 2.2. Back to stock using. The right sbf. Then after that I upgrade. 0ta. And im now on 2.2.1. 340. What a day. To do it I. Downloaded the 2.2. 315. Sbf. And used. Rds

4.8. Hope that helps. Coz all my files I have them at work. Computer. .....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wickerstick:
hello XDA world! i had a couple of questions i was hoping someone may help me with

running on MBP with 10.6.5, installed "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers

Version: Helios Service Release 1

Build id: 20100917-0705

clicked on the android.apk under tools and updated all. then went to eclipse and help-install new software.

am i ready? somewhere a read something about updating your path with .bash_profile? that part makes absolutely no sense to me at all. i know only a little terminal from ubuntu, may have figured it out just now, i went to eclipse preferences and added the path from the downloads folder.

ok so now am i ready?

cant anyone provide me with links to how to use this to make my own roms. or any good getting started links? id really appreciate it.

p.s. can someone explain framework to me, i want to know why ASOP roms cant have 4g or HDMI, or if its possible to make a hybrid rom like frost with all the sense removed while staying on the sense framework and not breaking it?

lastly, can i get my phone replaced because of false advertisement or limitations of hardware? i mean i have been wiping and flashing different roms testing them and no-matter what rom or setup i have i still get jitters and all around crappy GUI. next to my friends galaxy S my phone just seems defective and choppy, granted with the newer roms and fps unlocked, its still not close to as smooth as the galaxy S in terms of usability, is the hummingbird that much better or is it poorly written drivers for the snapdragon that makes it inferior?

if i took my phone up to best buy and had them look at it next to a galaxy s model what chances are there that i could replace it because of the overall inferior android experience? when i opened up pocked legends at the same time on both phones i was blown away that the galaxy s was indeed smooth while on my evo the gameplay was choppy like the game was not getting enough

FPS. although fps2d says it gets around 54, i have HDW 0003. any additional info would be helpful sorry that im so inquisitive today i just decided i wanted to know if my phone was the right choice for me.:eek:
[Epic 4G General] erytery:
Rom Request "I Can't Believe It's Not Gingerbread", found on Galaxy S Vibrant Page

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=831906

A buddy of mine has the Vibrant and just showed me this.... I know there are a couple driver differences, but im curious how difficult it would be to port this over the the Epic....

Thanks
[Epic 4G General] deano0714:
Well it seems to be just a froyo build with a gingerread them on it we already have a theme just throw it on any dk28 build you want an it'll look very similar to that.
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
a theme for launcherpro? if so, link please =)

or do you mean the gingerbread launcher?
[Epic 4G General] asj2583:
He meant a theme for a dk28 based rom. There is a gingerbread launcher in the market by modaco. Look it up.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evo4ger:
I am currently on fresh 3.3 (3.29.651.5) and want to try out RLS4 (3.30). I have read that upgrading to a 3.30 rom version means that it comes with a new hboot and recovery...is this true? How do i stay with my .76 hboot and amon RA recovery?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novanosis85:
No it will not change your hboot. But make sure you install hatch kernel #11 because your older phone will benefit from this. I also heard the. 30 is for the newer phones. I went with a .29 rom and never looked back.
[Android Apps and Games] irisiris:
For those who cannot find SKYPE in market as usual.

Here is 26th Jan 2011 SKYPE release

version :1.0.3

DOWNLOAD Attached FILE from 5th post here.

FOR ALL SAMSUNG Galaxy USERS

Please visit SAMSUNG WEBSITE to INSTALL android 2.2 which is must for SKYPE (according to skype website).
[Android Apps and Games] Febby:
can you repost? with another mirror site such as megaupload? limit on RS has been reached of 10 downloads :\
[Android Apps and Games] plmiller0905:
+1...please repost
[Android Apps and Games] Deleted member 2736178:
cool... but I will wait for the 3g patched version :)