yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 3n3rg3ia:
They still give you the option to restore.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] J_HaX:
OK DISREGUARD THIS AS I MISSED THE PART ABOUT NEEDING TO ROOT!

They can be removed but its not recommended to do so without know EXACTLY what your removing and weather is vital to your phones operating system.

BUT in order to do so your phone needs root access, and root explorer installed. There are several forums on just about all android support sites that explain how to root, install the manager, and which apps/files NOT to remove.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] 3n3rg3ia:
Ye u can remove almost every stock app but this may affect the stability of your phone, modifying your phone always comes with the option restoring it back to default. If something goes wrong with moding (something really hard and extraordinary rare ) u can restore it. Browsing through Xda might solve many questions, we all didn't wanted stock rom (not because it was bad, because we can have s omething better. This community has VERY VERY good developers.

Androids own!!!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] :
One thing I still don't get is...

How can Google upgrade Market app without the su privilage but the rest of the world has to root their phones to remove bloatware such as 'amazon mp3'?

@ftgg99: How much bloatware in Windows cost Microsoft or PC manufacturers? None in fact they get paid to include them with your hardware. However, I see an issue with mobile devices. You have already paid for the ROM storage, the bigger ROM size is the more expensive your handset would be, then the manufacturer uses your already paid ROM to make even more money by installing bloatware. I would be a fool to think manufacturers would pass on a percentage of the bloatware earnings by reducing the cost of their products to the consumers in this model.

The way I see it, the burden has been put on the communities such as xda. Users wouldn't ask the manufacturers how to root their handsets and this is left to the dedicated individuals to overcome the mess compnies normally leave us with. I'm not going to say the mess is a cost saving measure by companies.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] baraban0:
The thing is that there are a lot more people buy and use phones than computers. After someone buys a smart phone with intention to use for calls, text, web and to use some apps, they realize the possibilities of the smart phone, they start digging in to the files, therefore Google blocked the root folder from modifying, otherwise Google would have to repair warrantied phones that didn't have to end up there just because people didn't know or care what they did. But if you got passed ROOTING, you must know what you are doing and from this point you can modify files and apps, but now ROOTING becomes too easy.

Basically just because too many juveniles got their hands on the equipment.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ramdroid77:
I'm also very interested to read the answer for this one! ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] alex_herrero:
The answer, from my point of view, is quite simple: they just upgrade the application on /data/app ON TOP of the /system/app default Market version. So, you can always go back to your "default" version just by "uninstalling updates".

Summary: they do not upgrade the Market form ROM, just install the new version on top.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] baraban0:
Have you tried to work with iPhone(don't know about iPhone 4)? They build fortress around their system and even the apps you install cannot be uninstalled until you gailbrake it and use 3rd party installer to uninstall. And not talking about the "MONOPLY" they run with AT&T.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikaeldalc:
I'm trying to convert videos I have to work on the vibrant. The videos are high quality mp4 blu-ray rips. What settings are best for the samsung vibrant. I'm using "any video converter".. I need to know audio and video settings plz!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkside79:
http://www.knowyourcell.com/samsung...and_transfer_them_to_the_samsung_vibrant.html
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkside79:
Enjoy!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T313C0mun1s7:
People here like to recommend Handbrake for some reason. I feel it is over complicated and overkill if all you want is to convert for you mobile device. If you already have it or know how to use it then by all means continue to do so.

If you want the absolute simplest option go to freemake.com and get Freemake Video Converter. Just point it at you source files, hit "to Android" --> "Large Screen" and start the conversion. It is that easy.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fracture12:
I tried handbrake but it takes a long time to convert... the one i use is call pavtube video dvd converter ultimate very good quality and also has presets for different phones n such has option samsung fascinate which is basically the same thing as vibrant. i have transformers 2 bluray n others on my vibrant and keeps the quality...down side is u have to pay for it.

there is also the trial but it keeps the logo in the middle which is annoying so i bought it worth the price
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T313C0mun1s7:
Freemake is (as the title alludes to) completely free. It is not adware, trial ware, upgrade ware or anything else. Freemake makes a handful of programs and they are all true freeware with nothing to buy or upgrade to ever.

The time to transcode depends on your hardware as transcoding is very CPU intensive. Some software can offload a bit of that to the video card, but only if both the video card and the software support it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fracture12:
i tried this freemake software and i liked that it had very simple ui. only thing was that this program increased the size of the video file added about 400mb to a 700mb video file. i still prefer pavtube because it lowers the size of the file greatly. granted you have to pay but still gives you a good amount of wiggle room in terms of space. Converted a 10gig ripped bluray movie to about 2gigs.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnahughes:
i use dvdfab 8 1 click convert to mp4 done awesome pic and sound on my vibrant
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fluffy.:
Hi, why not just use the Kies software, true that it is not really available for the American versions, however it is still downloadable and functional for such tasks as converting any video to be playable on your galaxy s phone. Very simple to use, also it can back up your contacts, messages, videos and pictures.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikevinnyii:
Why not just directly copy it to sd card and play it? its in mp4 format so it should run, i mean the vibrant is one of the few phones that can play hd avi and mkv files perfectly fine without having to convert it
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreggoryD502:
I tried freemake for the first time and had a few issues with it. For one, when playing on my phone the movie did not fill up the entire screen. Number two, the audio was on Spanish. This is especially a problem because I do not speak Spanish. So I guess ill stick to handbreak.

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[G Tablet General] eviltuna:
I know its hard to tell right now, but what are the chances of getting Gingerbread/Honeycomb when the source is released if Viewsonic doesn't release a firmware?
[G Tablet General] lapster44:
Same question from me...
[G Tablet General] beepoo83:
hope VS release it ASAP. I believe it gonna fix a lot of things
[G Tablet General] rcgabriel:
100 percent we'll get it. Tegra 2 is reference chipset for Honeycomb, and Malata or Advent will release updated ROMs we can hack onto the G Tab. Also I am fairly confident we will eventually get kernel source too to roll our own kernels.

Dunno if we'll ever get anything from Viewsonic officially though.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] alishawkat:
Hi guys, I was wondering what's the fastest android version out there for the HD2? and will 720p recording work?

Thank you
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] DontHate:
theres a new darkstone super ram build that loads to the ram to make it super fast

it came out yesterday

im installing it now
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] williamsean:
Yes the darkstone superrom build is very fast, i think it's the fastest around, but has a lot of bugs, so i'm waiting for the next update.

For now i'm using the MDJ Revolation v1.2 build, but in my opinion the MDJ Clean 2.4 is a little bit faster, but has the old camera(green flash, low quality).
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] torquadon:
I would say that in general non sense roms are faster. 720p recording as far as I know is still issue.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] victorbd:
so far jdms hot build on cm6.1 base is the best wid quadrant score of 2700+ :S
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Reno_79:
Benchmarks mean nothing and can easily be manufactured high on a slow build.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] deadmansink:
In my opinion my combo serves me the best; fast, stable and low battery consumption.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zeyoner:
Your combo? What is your combo?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] deadmansink:
Check my signature and click on my thumbnail for a larger pic.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] domenukk:
+1... however I don't get over 2400...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] anap40:
If you want a fast build I recommend any cm6.1 build, if you want speed and smoothness stay away from sense builds. Sense builds always have a bit of lag
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] caseyman4285:
ive always had very good results with minimal to no lag with any mdeejay build back when i had my hd2.
[Defy General] plaisthos:
I am really considering the Defy but I have a few question I could not really find the answer online:

What display type does the Defy have? (SuperLCD, AMOLED,...)

How rugged is the phone when falling on the ground? You see a lot of people on the internet putting the phone into a glas of water. But I found no real tests of really dropping the phone.

How big the application storage? When I considered a Android phone I found out that the capacity of interl storage of telephones is often divded into application storage and "SD-Card" Storage.
[Defy General] Jt612:
Its just a normal LCD im pretty sure.
[Defy General] Higgsy:
a)LCD - not super/amoled

b) I wouldn't be chucking it about, but I'm sure it will survive a few knocks

c)1.2 gb of internal storage in data partition
[Defy General] xdaid:
a) It's a generic LCD (well factured in my opinion)

b) It should be resistant but do not think it's indestructible :)

Here are some "tests":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x06ozICnto8

http://www.talkandroid.com/15625-motorola-defy-put-to-a-stress-test-video/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NMv3lvlRtg

(at the end of the video)

c) 2 GB internal storage, part is taken (OS, etc.), you'll have almost 1.3 GB for your apps, that's should be good. Supported memory cards up to 32 GB.
[Defy General] DeathJester:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVxj6gRYwS0

Looks pretty tough compared to some other screen glasses. Not a drop test, though, only perpendicular impact.
[Defy General] Raccroc:
a. Display is a 3.7" FWVGA (480 x 854)

b. Slightly better than most other smart phones due to the hard plastic, waterproof design (though nowhere near 810F like the Motorola i1). An Otterbox Commuter Case helps quite a bit. Unfortunately they say they are not planning on a Defender case for this unit (hoping they change their minds...waterproof + rugged = happy days).

c. If you can get by for a few months, once 2.2 is out for the Defy you can move apps to the external SD card (2GB stock, but upgradable).
[Defy General] drolgnir:
I have dropped it a few times, no serious drops though. Throwing is another thing, it stands my abuse, with otterbox commuter case I should mention. Threw it full force at a pile of rocks on the job site, hrmmm I have smashed it out of anger off the dash board, then to the floor and then proceeded to stomp the crap out of it. No problems here.
[Defy General] jasonleeg:
I've had mine since March and although its got gorilla glass the top of the screen is scratched due to it being in my pocket. Saying that though I would recommend this phone.

Memory cards are becoming cheaper. I got a 16gb memory card from Amazon for £15
[Defy General] nutzu4ever:
a) The LCD is a pretty good one.

b) The screen's toughness is very good (I've dropped mine from about 1 meter height, screen down, on solid concrete; although I thought the screen was cracked, it only received a few scratches on the top corners).

c) 1.3 GB free space for user apps on the internal storage, as for external storage it supports cards up to 32 GB. I have a 16GB Class 6 and it's performing good.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] EVOlvedAndroid:
There are a lot of variations of gingerbread themes going around. I like sense because how customizable it is and I like how Gingerbread looks so I decided to merge the two together.

Changelog 12/12

Gingerbread look-a-like rosie (made black to match the theme)[Credit To Project F(red)]

Added Rosie Settings

Transparent Widgets (Most any ways)

Stock Wallpapers

New Market

Some Gingerbread Notification Icons

Power Control Widgets

Gingerbread Keyboard

New Spinners

Gingerbread Popups

And Extra Sprinkles On Top

Click On Gingerbread to Download:

Thanks To: Myn, Project F(red), Lodell, Manup456, HTC, Google, XDA, And everyone else I forgot to mention.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] EVOlvedAndroid:
MODS

Click On Image To Download

Phone-Apps-Text

Revert Back To Phone-Apps-Web

5 Column App Drawer Metamorph(Thanks to ihtfp69) *DO NOT FLASH. DOWNLOAD METAMORPH FROM MARKET

http://skyraider.us/xda/themes/33/Rosie_5app_SemiTransparent.zip
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] EVOlvedAndroid:
reserved one more
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] plmiller0905:
Is this a full rom or just a theme?

Sent from my Evo using Swype and Tapatalk!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] EVOlvedAndroid:
Just a Theme
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] gfsnic:
Beautiful theme. Which rom did you test this with. I see that you thanked Myn. Just hoping that this works well with his rom. Thanks for the nice work.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] rileyd5:
very cool theme! Going to try it out tonight. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] EVOlvedAndroid:
I did test with Myns Rom
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] intriskman:
Works great on Fresh 3.4.

Looks fantastic.

Any chance to get different font? The standard none bold font is way to faint to see.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] marcusva79:
This theme is actually really GOOD man keep it up. The new market looks great. Fonts that I have been using is the AOSP fonts which also makes it look good. Evolved the only thing i see weird brotha is that when the phone is charging the batter icon gets blurry and then back to normal. Unless that is the way it supposed to be ahahah
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] timdawgdentist:
can I flash the mod without the theme?

tim
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] deception88:
Any way to get the standard gingerbread battery icon?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] timdawgdentist:
Looks awesome... however getting force closes on market....Would love this to work.

On 3.29 stock rooted rom. 0002 hardware. Don't know if you need the info just passing it on.

I used standard flash procedures.

tim
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ChrisAC84:
Loving this theme. Glad to have Sense back after a hiatus with MIUI and CM lol. One problem though, when I flash the Phone+Apps+Text file, it shows the text icon fine, but it still links to the Browser. How do I fix it so it opens the messaging app?

EDIT: Also getting the Market FC's :(

EDIT AGAIN: Figured out the first problem, just go into Rosie Settings and change it (duh, lol)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Vandelay007:
Azrael v2.1

Should this theme work with Azrael v2.1 ?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] notown775:
I too am getting fc's as well when I use the market on fresh 3.4.0.1

I sended this from my phone
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] marcusva79:
Another thing i found, the 3g icon keeps changing from stock myns to some other 3g icon. Is there any way to get myns 3g icon. Looks alot smoother with your theme =]. Keep up the good work dude.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] rileyd5:
it changes when data is being used to the green one so you know when data is on. Hope this helps.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] K-Driod:
Getting FCs with the market, otherwise great theme...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] alongmire22:
i love it!!!

the theme is hot....:eek:
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ericwgarza1:
To Fix the Market FC's

Take out the vending.apk included in the zip (/system/app), replace it with the latest version of the market, resign and flash to ur phone.

Absolutely love the theme by the way.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] marcusva79:
Ya i understand what you mean:). What I was getting at is that 3g icon changins to the CM icon instead MYN's orignal. Hope this helps.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] alekosy:
Thanks for Burnt Gingerbread on Sense 2.2 ROMs, It worked on Stock Turbo from Rick Simon and it looks great to me now my phone, thank you.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aalopez10:
just to let u know that the when i download this theme for myths new rom, the sense widgets like friendstream, messages, and bookmark (basically the big sense widgets that take almost all space in one homescreen) dont work at all, it says that widget needs more space on the homescreen to work.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Product F(RED):
This is a nice theme, although you should really ask for someone's permission before you make a derivative of their work man.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] texasboylaw:
i lost 3g all together when i flashed the theme. other wise its perfect. can someone help me out with gettin my 3g back
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] arn1e:
Hi youre build 2.1 is one of the best :)

but i dont know how can i install this theme :o .. so please could someone help me with that? I looked everywhere and i found nothing, maybe i am blind :)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Nacomoon:
click the gingerbread man and flash what you end up downloading through recovery
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] chillenandy321:
Can anyone make a zip for the black rosie it looks hot!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] NYGraFFit1:
can someone tell me where to place/install the transparent zip to make it work?

Also, can you make the parts of the clock that are behind the time darker than they are? Because the way it is now they kinda blend into each other when the brightness is down on my phone. Fyi im talking about the HTC clock u make black, the parts of the numbers that arent in use; not lit up or in use
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] amaffey:
Stupid question. Do you need to be rooted to use this?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Systemfraud:
Yes.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Product F(RED):
Dude, come on, if you're going to use someone's work, no matter how insignificant, ask for their permission. I reskinned the Rosie launcher, grabbed the icons for it from the Gingerbread ROM, made the Messaging icon, and wrote the update scripts to make them flashable. You can't just say thanks at the very bottom and not actually credit people or ask for permission like that.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=866158
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheWizKid95:
Mirror? Mediafire doesn't like me :/
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] cb7tuner93:
Can I flash this over Burnt Droid 1.4?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ssconceptz:
OK it looks decent and I really like it but it force closes for me on boot, stock clock doesnt work, and i didnt get any of the custom icons you have in you screens (messaging etc). I would also recommend making the sliders you see in people, mail and other places squared.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ssconceptz:
Oh yea and stock gingerbread battery would be better. Good work.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ssconceptz:
Also the mods just change the icon, nothing else, I click this and I get the option to add an app. This theme also seems to take away the ability to connect to a pc and choose the disk drive option.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ssconceptz:
guess this will never be updated.. its a shame.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AustinKnight45:
Well the title says just about everything, but I'll tell you what I was running. I was running Jk6 (2.2) since it hit xda and all was working great but the last 3 days Ive been having issues I use wifi when I surf the wed at home so when I turn wifi off I get full bars no 3g/edge sign so I turn it on flight mode or pull the sim still nothing no 3g/edge sign. Also I live in a hspa area with great reception I've called tmo and they said my service is great in my area. I flashed back to JI6 with kies mini after doing a odin to stock with re-partition checked still no 3g/edge just full bars my wifi still works though anyone had any kind of issue like this, I don't think JK6 had anything to do with this but hell I don't know I got tmo sending me a new prob going to be a refurbished one. I can turn it on edge from settings and it will work on edge sometimes it does work on 3g if it shows a 3g sign sometimes it works and sometimes it just has a 3g sign and doesn't do anything.... any help would be great thx.:confused:
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungVibrant:
I'm not an expert, but I don't think it is possible to break your 3G radio the way you described.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AustinKnight45:
Ya I dont think I broke anything I think its a tower or something. Ill know whats up in s few days when they send me a new phone ill test them both
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iynfynity:
i think the best way to know is go to other place and see if you can get 3g.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matus201:
I was searching xda/ internet for answers, but didn't find any.. so here is my problem:

When i connect to secure wifi in windows mobile, I have to enter my username and password to connect to university (corporate ) network. Most of the times the connection works- no problem here. However, when I don't use the x1 for some time (wifi turns off) and then try to use internet again, the wifi does not always connect. The problem is that when the connection fails, WM 6.1 for some reason decides to delete my saved password and it asks me for it again (despite the fact that I checked the box "save password"). This becomes very annoying, and I end up entering the password 10-15 times per day. It for sure isn't a hardware problem, as when i'm running android, the settings are nicely saved and if wifi does not connect on first try, it will on second (or third..). But it will not require me to enter my password again. Is there any solution to this problem? Why wm6.1 deletes my wifi settings every time the connection fails on first try?
[Gen8 General] czesiu:
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[Gen8 General] agentdr8:
Props to the person that performed the tear-down. And props to Google Translate for making it an entertaining read.
[Gen8 General] cajl:
see that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL7wTCBZ5m4&feature=player_embedded
[Gen8 General] OminousE:
Awesome! Any comments from HW experts?

Guess 2 batteries are good thing, Toshiba flash... how about LCD?LG?
[Gen8 General] greeny2010:
Wow, nice teardown. At least we know know what's under the hood :D Just wonder, if the LG screen good?