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[Vibrant General] kponti:
Then you will have to stop *****ing and wanting and enjoy your bug free stock rom till Tmobile and Samsung manage to send out an OTA bug free froyo..... Oh wait you say the stock software is not bug free either? The OTAs (JI6 and Froyo for Epic) from Samsung have not been bugfree either? So how then do you expect a bugfree ROM from any source?

Personally when the official 2.2 comes out, I will be waiting for a week then using whaever the guys in the dev section can come up with using that as a base. All my stock and official updates from Samsung have had more bugs than any of the custom roms I have used so far! And that includes using Voodoo, that has been more stable and bugfree than the stock JI6 rom from Sammy.
[Vibrant General] Kubernetes:
I only care about the official because only afterwards will the source drop and we can get proper custom Froyo ROMs. As others have mentioned, it's not like the official Froyo is going to be some end-all-be-all of speed, stability, and functionality. Personally, I find that this latest 2.2 ROMs are usable as daily drivers. Are a couple little things broken? I guess so, but the stuff I use day to day works and works well.
[Vibrant General] Ms_Vibrant:
froyo is long overdue... it's now old , has melted and dried outl.. not exciting anymore as the pungent aroma of gingerbread fills the air..

http://www.phonenews.com/whats-the-holdup-with-froyo-updates-well-explain-14242/

is this true? the exploit being the cause?
[Vibrant General] masterotaku:
A good company does what it says it's going to do. Granted when most companies make press releases they are so full of convoluted speech that it's usually difficult or even impossible to glean anything in the way of cold hard facts out of such statements. We can thank the lawyers on overkill for this.

Samsung has hinted at Froyo updates during various time frames, most of which are now well in the past. Given that they've had almost half a year in our case to do this does not inspire confidence in their ability to support their products. It's indicative of not doing what they say they're going to do, and it's nothing new in the case of Samsung.

Truth be told, it's nothing new in the case of HTC, Motorola, Sony, or LG either. I still vividly recall several friends of mine with MT3G's happily waiting for their Froyo updates....the ones that were mentioned in official press releases.....in June. Still no Froyo (the non-3.5mm headphone jack early revision phones are still waiting out an announced Froyo update...that has been postponed at least once..most as of this writing have not been updated yet, even though the update was announced at the end of October). Sorry about the segue...

The smartphone is changing what it is to be a cellular device manufacturer, and what it is to be a cellular service provider. The company that figures this out and learns how to timely and properly port an OS (which is orders of magnitude simpler than writing your own) will be the one that wins in the end. It does not take half a year to Q&A a port. Cyanogen's team of VOLUNTEERS (once they have the necessary source and proprietary drivers available) does this in days to weeks.

In this light Samsung is probably no worse than everyone else. But at the same time, as a consumer, I don't have to like it.
[Vibrant General] lexluthor:
So when you go to a custom rom, you don't have to wipe your programs and then restore everything with titanium and then re-create all of your system settings by hand, including your home screen settings?

Sure, I've done that on my Droid X, but the Vibrant is my wife's. She doesn't want me playing around with her phone for a few hours installing something she doesn't think she even needs and then hopefully getting it to "look" like it was before the update again.

Stock ROMS just install right over and don't change a thing. Am I missing something about a dev ROM that can do that? Even if there is one and I'd do it, then I probably have to do the wipe/restore when the stock comes out.

Samsung has no excuse here. They've absolutely and completely botched the Vibrant and other US Galaxy S phones. There's just no other way to put it. The Incredible and Droid X both came out around the same time and will have 2.2 on probably 4-5 months before the Vibrant. That's just wrong.
[Vibrant General] RobBull69:
You do realize that you can simply remove the wipe script from a rom before flashing it? The reason why the roms here wipe is to remove possible conflicts that can cause issues. Even with my G1, I used to wipe and restore between CM builds to avoid bugs.

Edit: Forgot to mention, wiping is ideal if there are no framework edits between builds. If there have been no theming, battery mods edits, then you should be ok. At least in theory.
[Vibrant General] idotdot:
Get this right the first time? Oh C'mon. The GPS sucks on the phone. Samsung did not get it right the first time. And the lag? Haw bad was that.

The problem is that the phone is marketed heavily but is just not worth it.
[Vibrant General] N8ter:
Another problem is that there is an incredible amount of freetards on this forum making excuses for samsung.

WorksForMe(tm) is in full effect here.
[Vibrant General] Col.Kernel:
To the OP:

Samsung released a product with certain claims, and with certain consumer expectations.

Those expectations have not been met. To wit, Samsung has failed to support this device in a timely manner, choosing instead to release new devices with newer versions of Android as a marketing ploy to get consumers to purchase newer and more expensive hardware.

In short, Samsung has attempted to make more and spend less by failing to support customers* who have already purchased their product.

This is typical unethical corporate behavior, and not behavior I intend to support in the future.

* Note the different word, one with a different meaning.

I am a customer, I expect to give you my hard earned money in return for a product that works as advertised when I buy it, a product that you will support in a timely fashion if it is defective.

I am NOT a consumer. A consumer is a mark to be fleeced over and over and over again. A consumer is a blob to cough up cash so someone else can spend it. In short, a consumer is NOT a person.

Samsung has treated their Vibrant owners like consumers. If I have the opportunity to share my experience with someone else before they make the same mistake I have, I will do so. Hopefully with positive results.

Of course you can't educate sheeple.
[Vibrant General] ikevinnyii:
I returned it for a G2, worst decision ever. Returned the G2 to get my vibrant back the very next day :D
[Vibrant General] Ms_Vibrant:
Because of the inconsistencies with updates, some people have suddenly became bigots against samsung while turning a blind eye on the features and advantages of the galaxy s phones over other devices.. the screen, the gpu, the responsive screen etc.. it's plain to see how people tend become narrow minded when it comes to updates.. lol

the evo wouldnt have become a great phone out of the box when it came out months ago If it wasn't for htc's exerted effort on trying to make it a great device by sending numerous updates.. as far as I know it's gpu couldn't handle high end games really well, wherein the galaxy s works just fine out of the box..
[Vibrant General] N8ter:
Well, I do like the G2's keyboard. But the lack of storage and its hinge is a dealbreaker for me. It actually slams itself shut, and for someone like me who likes to relax on the couch, lie down, and use my phone (or in the passenger seat with the seat down), it's just an unacceptable design decision.

That and 4" is the smallest screen I'm willing to take on a smartphone.

But I do intend to move to another smartphone OS soon, and another carrier on top of that.

That, or downgrade to a feature phone with a decent keyboard and get a new Notebook computer + USB Stick with Verizon, since the lack of updates to this phone has me taking my notebook with me everywhere I go, anyways.
[Vibrant General] N8ter:
Because of course games are the only thing that matter on a smartphone.

Not a decent Exchange Client that can handle HTML Emails and Corporate Policies that land you phone OS on the banned list due to non-support. Touchdown is good, but thanks to RFS it's one of the laggiest applications on Galaxy S devices.

Flash Lite was good in 2008 or so. It's not usable anymore with how many sites are moving on to higher flash versions, content the phone cannot support.

Skype doesn't work correctly on Galaxy S.

Yahoo Mail/Messenger [with Video Calls] does not work correctly on Galaxy S.

C2DM is not supported on Eclair, which results in Messaging applications draining ridiculous amounts of battery and a terrible notification experience for things like Facebook (which now supports C2DM), etc.

If you think Games and a GPU are the crux of the issue, then I don't know what to say? Check on planet Earth?

And no, Customers should not be expected to root and load custom ROMs on their phones. That's a nice priviledge, but that should never be an expectation of the Manufacturers or Carriers.

Responsive screen seems a lot less responsive when you're phone is lagging and/or freezing, and the new market update didn't help that at all - cause it's now the laggiest PoS app I have installed on my phone, by an order of magnitude over anything else I've ever used (even TouchDown seems to run at Warp speed compared to that crappy market app).

The difference between the Evo and the Galaxy S is that HTC made an extorted effort to fix issues. Samsung didn't.

That's why the Evo is arguably a better investment than the Vibrant. When you buy a device, you buy more than just the device. You also pay for decent support. This isn't a $199 feature phone for free on contract.
[Vibrant General] alexis77:
so, tell me how it works

folks, thanks for all the explainations how stupid other users are.

I don't care. I am new to this forum and simple would like to understand how to put froyo on my vibrant. it's unlocked.

happy to read your instructions or links you are going to post!

A.
[Vibrant General] nomadrider123:
A good place to start is here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=771111

and also here for tips

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=732458
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csvirk:
Hi there. I have searched over google as well as over XDA forum to setup a AT&T edge service on my new htc mytouch 4g. i understand i have to setup vpn settings but the help i am getting over internet is completely different as compare to the functions of this phone. please help me with step by step guide. sorry i am noob.

thanks in advance.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miami_Son:
Why does it ask me for a credit card when I try to purchase an app from Android Market? On my WinMo phones it always billed purchases directly to my AT$T account. Does Android not offer this capability?:(
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamamp3pimp:
nope.

you can pay via paypal though.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miami_Son:
I don't see the choice for PayPal.:(
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oriongaby:
Neither do I...:confused:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Kevlar-:
no you cant. not yet...
[Android Themes] syed239:
Are there any themes out there for 2.2 running HTC Sense? I'm currently using the Aria and I tried installing a theme from clockwork and it froze my phone and had to re-flash my ROM. So is HTC Sense customizable? Can I get a theme where it changes the battery icon and signal status and my notifications. I guess just all of HTC Sense. Thanks in advance.
[Android Themes] K900:
No.
[Android Themes] frosteddroid:
if your just wanting to tweak your framework-res.apk you should be able to cusomize that however you want here
[Android Themes] kura808:
I dont think you can install a full theme but you can modify things. Just use the link frosteddroid posted. I got an Aria too. I'm using super circle battery with a customized notification bar. I also changed my font and boot animation.

Follow the directions and flash it while in clockwork.
[Android Themes] syed239:
I did everything but when I had to upload my apk, it said "error. Try again". And I couldn't get it to work.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] wl08:
How soon it gonna port to our Magic?
[Focus General] osu9400:
In the diagnosis menu, enter *#2580# and you get "Test Mode." Not sure what this is yet but there are tons of options available.
[Focus General] sandrobber:
You can get this info at this forum

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=839154
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
Found this on a forum for the Mytouch 4g and gave it a try. WORKED PERFECT here is the link (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=846113)

Props to option94 for his post and info

reboot into recovery. Mount /system.

adb shell

rm /system/app/Mms.apk

rm /system/app/mms.odex

exit

unmount /system from recovery

reboot.

adb install attached mms.apk (or move to sdcard and install with method of choice.)

Or delete it from system/app with android commander then push the new mms to the same directory and reboot.

To change the backround color simply hit menu when in your mms then change it in settings !
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] unremarked:
Confirming works.

Great find, mate! I got used to that blacks are so sexy on this phone.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
Thanks, had it for a few days figured i should share. And by a few days i mean all of yesterday and all of today. That was my first order of business after root
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] brian6685:
Thanks a lot! I always love the black backgrounds over white. Do you know of a way to turn the gmail background to black?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jroid:
Mms.apk w/ black bg & gingerbread notification icons

I like the new gingerbread mms notification icons, so i took the OP's Mms.apk and updated the old ones with the new. Tested and confirmed working. Installation is same as instructed in OP ; enjoy.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] unremarked:
I would also be interested in this.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Android Touch:
You need root for this?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jroid:
yes

10char
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
Loving the customization

could you upload pics please, THANKS.

and as for the Gmail im looking into customizing that as well everyone
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] brian6685:
Awesome thanks
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] nxt:
Is the MT4G SMS app Android stock looking or is it Sense skinned?

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
mt4g

ugly and sense purplish skinned. Hated it
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jroid:
Why pics? They're the notification icons you get when you get a new text/MMS message on stock gingerbread..
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
OH

Oh okay nevermind. Thanks
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] demo23019:
Just a heads up to anyone with blurry Mms pic problem

This will fix that problem...Thanks for sharing
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] belair56:
A 2 for 1 Great

Can't beat a two for one fix.

Thanks guys
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ztm.000:
**** Yes thank you so much. If only I could root without any hitches :( waaaaaaaaaaaa :'(
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
BLACK GMAIL-Really it exists

Found here (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=878911) THANKS GUYS wouldnt have found it if you hadnt of asked!

tweaked it to flow with gingerbread
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] radinjxu:
Quick Question

I'm relatively new to rooting, but a quick learner. Got this working on my nexus s and it looks great! Thanks for the instructions! Have a quick question however. When a rom is released for the nexus and I flash it, will this installed messages app (black background) be deleted and replaced with the one included with the rom? Or will I have to change this back to the stock messaging apk before flashing a new rom
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
Depends

Well Hopefully the devs/chefs who make or cook Roms will be kind enough to build this awesome mod into their rom. However when you flash a new rom most require wipes and will likely overwrite the mms.apk in their install anyhow. So either it will keep your current mms.apk or flash one of the devs/choice.

did that answer your questions?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] radinjxu:
Yes. Thanks for the quick response. I hope it is included as well, as it is awesome. The blacks on the Nexus look so sleek, and should definitely be taken advantage of and implemented into future roms.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
Youll love this then

Check out the other mod i found if you havent already

(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=878911)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] foxehkins:
im getting fc's on my mms even though adb says it copied over =\
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
??

did you delete the mms.odex ?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] foxehkins:
nope -_- i get so used to following directions as read. I'll do that now
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
well thanks for finding that flaw in my directions :) sorry, i forgot that the Nexus s isnt deodexed YET

enjoy
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] foxehkins:
got it to work. idk if it's supposed to look like this but if a threadisalready read you cant see the name of the person because of the black font

*edit I didn't see I had to restart, gah noobness.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
We were all a noob once. if you like th mms dark check out the dark gmail

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=878911
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] foxehkins:
i actually did that one first and it went off without a hitch. ^^ the dark themes really do look good on this phone.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
well if you can think of any other ideas for dark mods and such let me know ill see what i can dig up cause i am loving the darnkness
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] brian6685:
How about calendar? :)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
WONDERFUL IDEA

im thinking the same color as the settings menu (when you hit menu on the home screen) the light black PERFECT
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] brian6685:
For sure! Calendar with a capital C lol
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] SoleOfJohn:
Help

What am I doing wrong? I got it to install, that's all good... But now I cant send or receive picture messages... i removed the odex and the apk before pushing the new apk...
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jroid:
Push to /data/app/

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] SoleOfJohn:
It doesnt even appear when I push it there, I had to reinstall the .apk.

Still not sending picture messages, to anyone...
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ranxoren:
So this is a pretty cool looking mod however I have been using ChompSMS now and the issue with this Mod is that no matter how many times I go in the Messaging Settings and turn off Notifications they still come through and the option gets re-enabled by itself.

Any ideas ?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] SoleOfJohn:
It doesnt appear to save settings like when I adjust the font size or ask for a confirmation report, it reverts back after some time...
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ranxoren:
Yeah this can become annoying lol. GREAT mod nonetheless. Any idea how we could fix this ?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
hmm never noticed these issues let me look into it
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] SoleOfJohn:
Thanks man. I love the black theme, and I'd love for this to be a long term thing... :D!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ranxoren:
awesome thanks for your efforts!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jroid:
OP, did u update the OP with the modified mms.apk I posted?

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
no why, i will now
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ranxoren:
Oh wait I should point something out, the Mms.apk I am using that has the bugs is actually the one that jroid posted not the one in the OP. My bad
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
NICE catch...guess i wont update it.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ranxoren:
Let me try the one on the OP and tell you if it has the same Notifications bug
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] SoleOfJohn:
Retried with the mms.apk in the OP, Still having the revert issues...
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] drexman8244:
sorry thanks for testing ive had my font at 12 and even downloaded chomp and turned of notifications since around the time of your initial discovery still the same here no reverting......
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ztm.000:
No, I get the old icons as well. Would you know why?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jroid:
Have no idea why, it shouldn't. I've installed it fine twice already and the 2.3 icons show up as expected. No crashes at all. I've been running it for awhile now.. those having issues must be doing something wrong?

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ztm.000:
I did it on the phone. Should have no difference.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ztm.000:
You know what's weird? The black Gmail app that's been floating around in this section has Gingerbread notifications and this MMS.apk does not. Maybe the images are pulled from files in app's folders... Just a thought?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jroid:
The mms.apk I posted has the gingerbread notification icons..

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ztm.000:
Wait, I think I downloaded a different apk, but just assumed it was reposted. Let me download the one from your op.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ztm.000:
Having trouble uninstalling the first one i installed

edit: cannot remove the app.

update: i can successfully install the app but the froyo icons are still there.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ranxoren:
Alright so here's how it stands for me right now :

With the OP's file everything works but no froyo icon

With jroid's file I get the froyo icons and everything works except for saving settings (ie if i turn off notifications they turn themselves back on)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ztm.000:
This is false.

This is true

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ztm.000:
Now I can't remove your app. Or I'm installing op's original and froyo icons still exist, because saves stay saved. But no icons. Kinda pissed.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jroid:
Where did u install it too?

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jroid:
how are you going to tell me my Mms.apk doesn't have the gingerbread icons when I unpacked, edited and repacked the .apk myself? especially when I have it working beautifully on my phone?

Maybe you guys are having issues because your system was odexed, (i didn't) try it now with paul's deodexed r2 rom. Alot easier to delete and push to siystem with the kernel from supercurio that has adb as root.

adb remount

adb shell

rm /system/app/Mms.apk

adb push Mms.apk /system/app/

that should do it.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ranxoren:
So now I have a whole new issue with the OP's apk lol my MMS dont download. I keep getting the option to download them instead of auto-download from them and it keeps failing :(
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] MaliceOmega:
the black or clear google search widget would look awesome if you can find one dude
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ztm.000:
System/app

But I'm having trouble even uninstalling it now

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ranxoren:
+1 on that it would definitely be nice! That and the calendar widget too!

Thanks in advance!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jroid:
rm /system/app/Mms.apk

What rom do you have installed btw? Stock?

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ajftl:
you can also uninstall the stock mms using titanium back up...uninstall reboot and install the new mms.apk(appinstaller) worked for me perfectly..
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ztm.000:
I'm not doing any adb stuff man. It's hard on a Mac so iI'm just doing it on my phone.

Let me try that.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ranxoren:
Its not that bad lol its actually really simple. I started using and what not on my Mac with no prior knowledge just follow this :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=502010

It'll make your life so much easier.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ztm.000:
ill look at that later thank you.

But seriously, the MMS(1).apk in the original post is not working. No matter how many times I uninstall it and reinstall it won't work. Froyo icons, does not remember settings

Sent from my Nexus S