yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Epic 4G General] Darkshneider:
So if it has the looks but none of the funtionality, isnt a Gingerbread theme for the Hero then? If so, then we already have Gingerbread!
[Epic 4G General] petrafan007:
Freakin' unnecessary. Come on now.
[Epic 4G General] kwg8t7:
Never once did I say that I was running a fully functional version of 2.3 on my Hero, but back to the OPs remark.

"Is it possible to make a custom rom with android 2.3 for samsung epic?"

I do have a custom rom with android 2.3 running on my hero. So, yes, it is very possible. Now will the devs working on the Epic do this? Maybe not.

I would be willing to bet that I run a 2.3 ROM way before any of you will thanks to the kind devs working with the Hero.

With that being said, I apologize for stumbling on the Epic forum while trying to help a friend root his device. You may go on with your life bashing those who ask repeat questions. I would like to take this time to thank the majority of you for convincing me not to use my upgrade on the Epic if not only for the sole reason of lack of support. I will happily wait for a dual core A9 powered device to come out and stick to my dysfunctional Hero! :)
[Epic 4G General] Willieumm:
Do you feel better about yourself now Mr. Assbag?
[Epic 4G General] Magic Oreo:
why is this in the development section?

to many of these threads, -.- this is the development section not the development request section.

as for what you asked, yes this is possible. Do we have the devs to do it? i don't know.
[Epic 4G General] jeffyv2:
I donno he does have a point tho :\ ...

Sent from my Epic 4G
[Epic 4G General] bighuta:
Now I see why the the respectable senior members say that the Epic forums are full of immature brats who hide behind the their screen when attacking/berating others verbally. Grow up people. The OP is valid because even though GB isn't fully functional on the Hero, it is running. Thats what Developing is all about, working the kinks out and creating much from very little. Once the source drops, you know they'll be working on the Epic. So, chill out, and stop your negative commentary and stick to constructive criticism. Maybe the OP just wasn't exactly clear as to what he/she meant by making a custom rom with android 2.3 on the Epic.

I think the answer to the question would be: Yes it is possible, just not until the source drops.

Grow up people

`My $0.02`
[Epic 4G General] styles420:
Really? Someone has already gotten gingerbread to work on the Epic? You, sir, have only managed to further prove my point about the half-literate fools who post without making sure they fully comprehend what they have read first.

Also, I admit that saying it is not yet possible is not the best wording, and technically incorrect. My mistake was that I assumed that a noob, who can barely read forum rules and is unable to operate a basic search function, would require nothing less than a fully working, stable Rom (not that my logic is faulty, I just interpreted the question instead of taking it word-for-word at face value).

So to clarify, yes, it if theoretically possible to get an Epic to boot with some semblance of a gingerbread rom installed. But as far as a stable version that will do everything you would need it to (i.e. hold your hand while you cross the street, do your home work, change your diaper, etc.), it won't happen for a long time.

And I read the linked thread about gingerbread on the Hero, and to say that it is running is highly misleading - from the sounds of it, gingerbread isn't even quite crawling on the Hero. If you want a battle of wits, next time try not to show up unarmed, okay?

And to bighuta: you're right about the attitude, I'll give you that - but Magic Oreo touched on one huge problem we've been having in the Epic section, people posting tons of new question threads all over the development section. If a dev had made any progress on this, there would already be a thread about it, plain and simple (and, in fact, this very topic has already been covered in other threads in this section). Many people don't bother to search and read first, so our development forum is a PITA to navigate through because we always seem to have at least three separate threads for each question, making it that much harder to find the threads that actually have development news in them.
[Epic 4G General] crayak:
I'm not a developer, but I am thinking well see an explosion of custom 2.3 roms if and when a CDMA version of the Nexus S is made.
[Epic 4G General] bighuta:
Like I said in my previous post:

Dude chill out.

What do you have against him? Do you really need to belittle someone over the internet because you have differing opinions? It is really disrespectful and rude of you to even call someone a noob in such a way to put them down.

Honestly I think your negative comments deserve a temp ban, but who am I to say...
[Epic 4G General] tony45x220:
oooo GET EM!...but OMW...the official release for FRoyo isn't even out yet...is there a timeframe for 2.3 already!?
[Epic 4G General] styles420:
I've been rude lately, yes, because no matter how many times our moderator tries to clarify the forum etiquette, people continue to miss the point. This thread should never have been started for a couple of reasons: 1. It belongs in a different section, if it was the first of it's kind, 2. It isn't the first, and if the OP had searched first, he would have found the other threads (which have already been moved to the general section, I believe), and therefore wouldn't have started an unnecessary new thread.

We have a sticky with big bold letters at the top of this section saying, "Read me first" that clarifies these points, but so many people miss it... The only way I can see missing that post is if you arrive at a thread by searching, but then the OP could not possibly have arrived at his own new thread - it's not like the search function says, "No results found, start a new thread in the development section to ask your question?"
[Epic 4G General] myphoneisepic:
bubby has already stated that he and a full team of devs have already started working on the 2.3 rom being ported . i'd put my phone and the devs we have here against ANY phone and any devs from any other phone's forums anyday.
[Epic 4G General] bobdude5:
well i wouldnt go thaaat far lol
[Epic 4G General] myphoneisepic:
why not..?
[Epic 4G General] rufflez2010:
Cause we have a great phone with horrible community. We have great devs, sure. But the Hero ones manage to take a crappy phone and make it better than anything HTC could have imagined it could be when they made it.
[Epic 4G General] ungovernable1977:
I believe the bold on the sticky should include '...OR YOU WILL BE FLAMED BY DRAMA QUEENS WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT WADING THROUGH THE 10 LIVE THREADS'

Seriously, I got lucky and saw someone else get a bunch of BS by those who think the dev section is for roms and gently cupping the devs... ONLY. I've been to other forums where the status quo was not so strict as to what goes in dev... I see those from other device forums posting development RELATED questions in the dev section all the time... and getting crap for ot. The wait for whatever update, froyo, ging, your favorite rom, has made this community really crappy to newcomers, or like in the OPs case, someone helping a friend. These forums don't get THAT many threads that you suddenly lose track of a thread you're watching, and can't you subscribe or whatever and get alerts, etc??? Its just me-too I'm somebody crap. Sorry, but most people know that the rules in forums are generally the same... legal stuff, don't be a douche... so people tend to not read the rules, it happens... not every forum is as retentive as this one. Do you guys just sit there waiting for someone to do something out of the ordinary so you can be internet tough guy? Grow up. The forum title should be changed to roms and rom support if people cannot accept that some dev related questions will happen. Just save a link to the rules, and notify a mod to move it, and do it politely. If some of you are so picky about what's in your precious forum, see if you can get a junior deputy mod badge and only be able to move threads and reply with a form link to rules, search help, and I think people will understand. Sprint, samsung, please give us something to stop this madness!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sabreur:
Just got an HTC Glacier(T-Mobile mytouch 4G) and I'm quite happy with it. However, it came with a large number of (IMHO) trash apps that do nothing but clutter my apps screen. I guess they must be set in ROM since I can find no way to uninstall them. Could someone tell me the simplest way to do this? I don't want to mess with the phone too much, just delete all this crapware.

Thanks:)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whosdaman:
One must first post questions in Q&A section, and then stop talking in 3rd person! (Geez, English outside of school is even worse.)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CBConsultation:
Agreed. Now since the thread has been moved, the best way is to permaroot and use Titanium backup to 'freeze' the bloatware.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borodin1:
Good idea would be to quickly skim through threads since there are at least 3 that exlain exactly what you're looking for.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slhpss:
don't freeze... remove freezing leaves the apps there it just disables them... uninstalling actually frees the space up on your phone...
[Streak 5 General] Troute:
I've always had good battery performance up until about three days ago when it started dropping by 50% overnight in standby. After much faffing about and experimenting with monitoring programs that seem to show no problems, I remembered reading on here a while ago that someone had a problem with Dolphin HD. I've had Dolphin installed for ages with no problem, but did upgrade it just before the battery issue started, so I've uninstalled it and hey presto! battery life back to normal.

No idea why the upgrade should cause this but thought I'd post my findings in case anyone else has a similar issue.
[Streak 5 General] checkbox111:
That was me :D

Your at 50% of what i did; now reinstall it and it should be ok. :rolleyes:
[Streak 5 General] Troute:
I might do that eventually checkbox but I don't really use it since Opera Mobile came out.
[Streak 5 General] checkbox111:
It's the Dolphin add-ons that work for me, i would be lost without

Tweet

Android spin

Text sizer

Screen cut

Web to PDF

Read it later

Desktop toggles
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zhweb:
All,

I am new to this Forum and posted this previously in the wrong section

I am interested in eliminating HTC sense and some of the Sprint bloatware from my HTC EVO 4G. Can someone please explain how to do this? Do I need to ROOT my phone, install a new ROM or BOTH? If a new ROM is required, which ROM would you recommend?

Also, in case I run into any issues, I would like to be able to restore the stock HTC EVO software (OS). Is that possible? From my understanding, this would be possible. Is that correct?

Any assistance you can offer is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Zach
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captblaze:
welcome to xda

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865204

here is some info on rooting your phone. read, absorb and see if it is something you want to attempt. (its not difficult, you just need to follow directions accurately)

you may also want to do some searching of the forums for the rest of the info you seek. the folks here are helpful, but can be a bit on the hard side if you arent doing anything to help yourself.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zhweb:
Ah yes, the many joys of Forums. The more you read the more you get confused by everyones differing opinion.

What is the most comprehensive instructions available on this site for rooting an HTC EVo and installing a cyanogenmod ROM on it? Also, does the current cyanogenmod ROM support 4G?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stangdriverdoug:
Cyanogens rom does not support 4g yet. What you need to do is read as much of the stuff on here as you can for about a week or two. Especially if you have not rooted a phone before. Good luck.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] blaex:
Hi XDAler,

im am looking for the latest htc sense 2.1 release (1920.xxxx) for my stock titanium energy-rom.

please, can anyone provide a cab/mirror or source for download, thx!

regards

blaex
[Android Software Development] Rootstonian:
Well, after a lot of hours of work, I'm real close to putting my first app out.

It includes a 5MB database that can't be loaded from /assets due to it's size. The app itself is small.

Now, as I know it, there are 2 deployment methods:

1. Google Market

2. My own hosted site

Google Market is easy on end user...find an app, install (and pay if req'd). Works over 3g and WiFi. Gives you 24 hours to uninstall before you're credit card is charged. Drawbacks are one-time $100 vendor fee and 20% fee per download. Plus, as my apps may grow, the databases I use could get fairly large. Now, most phones can handle the size (my Droid goes to 40 gig with 32 gig SD card), but searching a huge database on the phone could lag like crazy.

A self-hosted site can be had for $50 a year from GoDaddy or 1 and 1 with FTP, MySQL databases and much, much more. With the SQL running on a hosted server, queries would be fast. Drawbacks are the user has to download Google ADB package, app and database. Then hook-up phone via USB, set a couple of settings on the phone and actually run the "adp install <package name>". Then you need some type of payment center (Paypal) and possibly a refund policy.

So, I'm on the fence here...comments and suggestions appreciated! :)
[Android Software Development] Futur Innovations:
From what I've read, lagging for loading databases can be brought to a minimum by altering the way it loads. Instead of loading all the content up front (possibly with a dialog to keep the user amused while waiting) or by loading it as the information comes in. The listView might lag because of the phone's memory available as opposed to a problem with the app. It could be the app. If it needs resources, then make it a top priority and allow it to tell the OS to kill other resource-hogging applications to make way for the information download. It's just a speculation. I don't know this for sure, but I would check the Android Dev site and other places for more information.
[Android Software Development] Rootstonian:
Interesting idea...I could just set the data (about 80,000 rows) up as a flat file and then do an INSERT based on user input. Do query, return results and delete rows from table. That takes it to, on average, about a 2,000 row table.

Not sure how I can encapsulate (hide) the data from prying eyes or worse yet, changes to the data! But I will research that idea further and do some code changes and testing....thank you very much :)
[Android Software Development] Rootstonian:
I decided to get a hosted site for a couple of reasons:

1. To get my OWN MySQL databases

2. To create a web site to drive my business and apps delivery

I've finished my application and it works great. 80,000 row database on server, app is 40kb on the phone. Data retrieval is fast...i can get over 100 rows back in 2 seconds on 3G; WiFi would be even faster.

I've decided to push my apps to users via the web site. I'll offer a crippled demo version for review before they buy...no return policy. That is, if you like the demo and buy it, well, you made the choice :) LOL

I'm still not warm and fuzzy about making user download adb package, hook-up phone via usb and install. But I'll offer something I don't see much on Google Market and that is: SUPPORT. Each app I create will have it's own e-mail address for comments, concerns, enhancements and, god forbid, bug reports. I'll probably also offer free updates if I change the program or upgrade the database.

Well, time to go do the web site. I'll admit I would rather be coding vs. web site design! :-)
[Android Software Development] Gene Poole:
Why not both? You could use google and it's HUGE base of users (which may never even know about your app otherwise) and still host the database online at your site. Note that many (most) phones are crippled by the carrier to NOT allow downloads from anything but the market.

Frankly, I think you could probably do it more efficiently. I don't know the details, but why not have the app download the database from your site upon first usage and store it to SD card? A local copy even on an SD card will be orders of magnitude faster than any online solution.
[Android Software Development] Rootstonian:
Yeah, I'm still 50/50 on it.

Speed is not an issue on this app; max rows I pull back may be 60 and it takes 2 seconds. Literally, by the time your finger is off the "Search" button, you have your data :) And if you think about it, how many databases are out there already that people are hitting off of web pages? My 2 second download was on 3G, I imagine the WiFi to be even faster (just tested it on WiFi...3G was faster LOL)

I like the control of the database on my end and it keeps the user from having to download a new copy if the database is updated.

And I'm trying to look at the big picture here too. I'm an unemployed programmer after a 13 year career. I don't mind coding apps for "the people", but I want to get my foot in the door of business' that are going to need smart apps, just like they all needed a web page years ago.

I just have to do some more research and make a decision. However, I do think you are right; the market has huge exposure and can even lead people to my site. The hosted sites is dirt cheap...$50 a year.

I know my app is pretty solid, just hate to think about paying that one-time vendor fee and the 20% per download. Then again, that takes ALL the billing concerns from me; the market handles it all.

Thanks for your feedback!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jikx:
Hello,

I find that most websites have a white background with black text as the standard theme. This doesn't seem optimal for our screens for sharpness (not to mentioning burning our retinas), is there a way for the browser to switch it around?
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
After owning various android phones including a galaxy s phone I am finding myself completely addicted to the evo. There is so much that can be done to it its not even funny.

I find myself flashing a different rom almost daily. I'm addicted.

Out of all the phones I have owned and tried I still believe the evo is king. Sure there are newer phones out with better hardware. But for what the evo is I think its pretty fast. Even in stock form it performs on par with my old epic.

The only thing that would top this phone would be a dual core phone with a screen no smaller than the evos and samoled.

I held an iPhone 4 yesterday and after using the evo there is no way I would go with a smaller screen no matter how vivid it was.

All hail evo

All hail evo

All hail evo

/rant
[EVO 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...till_half_baked_next_to_iphone_app_store.html

This article will make you RAGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEE then!
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
Doesn't bother me in the least bit.
[EVO 4G General] semperlux:
And it shouldn't. look!

Top 10 Cell Phones

this is priceless... Reasons Android is better than iPhone

:D
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lifeofbean:
I've noticed from day one that sometimes the proximity sensor seems to be a bit goofy on my phone. Sometimes the screen would go blank immediately after starting a call, and nothing I could do could bring it back except for putting it back up to my face and pulling it away again.

Welp, now the sensor seems to be totally dead unless I smack the phone with my hand. It makes calls, but the display goes blank and no buttons will work at all until the other person hangs up (doesn't matter if it's incoming or outgoing). I've only had the phone for a week. If I have it away from my face and smack the front of the phone with the palm of my hand the display comes back on and all buttons start working again for a few seconds, then it'll go blank again.

I've reverted it back to the stock DI18 that it came with and formatted the SD card (along with wiping everything more times than I can count). Anything else I should try before I take it back to Sprint tomorrow?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cobradude:
Mine is doing the same.... even worse actually. If the other side doesn't hang up (after taking call and it going blank)..... I have to do a battery pull to fix the issue until the next call. Other times (smaller percentage)... the screen won't turn off at all while talking on it. Either way is unacceptable. I don't know what is causing it... I tried to do a complete wipe and have stock rom.... but it didn't fix the problem. This only starting happening a few weeks ago. I took it into a sprint store and they ordered me a new phone (out of stock). It's still under warrantly... so all is good I hope. I plan on dumping Samsung once a better Gingerbread HTC phone comes out early next year. Samsung support sucks!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lifeofbean:
Mine goes blank on every single call - only way to get the phone to respond is by removing the battery or smacking the **** out of the front of it with my hand (at which point it brings up the normal in-call screen). Really annoying especially since I just got it on Tuesday. :mad:

Hopefully the store near me has some of them in stock. It's also a service center, and a fairly large corporate owned store, so I'm pretty sure I'll be able to swap it tomorrow.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Koadic:
So, the screen stays black until the call is ended right? Well, I have a solution for ending the call if the otherside doesnt hang up anyway, if your running 2.2...

You can set the power key to end calls, that way you can easily disconnect the call without having to have the screen on. I know this isnt a solution, but it may work as a stop gap until you can get it working correctly.

Menu->Settings->Accessibility-> (If a box pops up saying 'No accessibility applications found', just hit cancel) -> Check the box next to 'The power key ends calls'

If your not running 2.2, you can do this by editing one of the key map files, just follow the how to in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=849075
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lifeofbean:
That is an option, but it'd be a lot nicer if the phone actually worked the way it's supposed to.

Turns out the corporate owned stores are open late during the holidays, I swung by a little while ago and they confirmed the sensor was borked. Swapped it out on the spot.

Thanks though.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cobradude:
same here... they were out of stock though...and ordered me one. I wonder what caused the sensor to be broken?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burrbit:
this is not a sensor problem, i have this problem and only had it after having the "leaked" 2.2 froyo build, and flashing back to eclair.

this problem didnt happen on 2.2, but now it happens to me on 2.1

Same thing, when i make a call, screen is dead, the only way to get it back is to have the other person hang up.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmasephol:
I have the same issue. I make a call, put the phone to my ear and the screen goes blank. Say I'm calling my credit card company and need to enter in my credit card number via the keypad to continue, I take the phone from my ear back to horizontal in front of me and the screen won't turn on. I can press all buttons, open and shut the keyboard but nothing gets the screen to turn back on until the phone call is disconnected, or I pull the battery.

I don't have insurance through Sprint or Best Buy. I got the phone the first day it was available last fall. I flashed back to stock and still had the issue, the most I ever did was root and clockworkmod. What should I do? Do I have a manufactures warrenty? What kind of process is that, will I be stuck with a POS phone for a month like I was with my Touch Pro back when I had Best Buy replace that...