yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Tablet General] myndwire:
exactly what i had happen -- there's definitely stuff missing. the only options i recall seeing on the tab were the offline stuff and 1 other trivial feature... no 3d or multi-touch... not cool :-\ you'd think they'd just delay the update; this makes me think it's not going to happen, and that the moto tablet is HDPI :(
[G Tablet General] flashlight1:
the fact that the tutorial/tips doesnt show us the 3d tilt/2 finger drag makes me think the software is limiting what were allowed, not the hardware. If it said we COULD do it, but we physically couldnt trigger it, then id be worried.
[G Tablet General] gotwillk:
lame. the only thing we got thats new is the offline caching. rotating maps doesn't work, 3D doesn't work, vector based zooming doesn't work.

i even tried sideloading it from my droid onto the tab but still got the same result. its definitely the software disabling it. i wonder if this is what google is planning on doing going forward with tablets that aren't using 3G. what a slap in the face.
[G Tablet General] myndwire:
that's even more screwed up... if you pulled the apk from your phone that it works on, then it's almost definitely the tab's os doing it... perhaps its unhappy with whatever model / make device our tabs 'tell google' we're using? not sure... there's also the possibility that whatever prevents the new features from working isn't part of the actual apk, rather another file from maps (it's got files in a couple of places if i recall, including a framework directory, etc). those files could be to blame..

either way, i'm terribly disappointed right now... to top it off my evo just randomly stopped charging unless i jiggle the crap out of the power connector. i've even tried 3 different microusb cables, and there's not 1 sign of physical damage to the interface on the phone... this is bs... sorry, really needed to vent a bit...
[G Tablet General] katmandu421:
If you go to about it ids the platform as android-VEGAn v something or other but my EVO shows HTC-Supersonic Pc36100. Somehow we need to spoof it.
[G Tablet General] Nospin:
Definitely seems like google maps is reading something on our tablet and deeming it not worthy of all the features. Makes me optimistic that a bit of hackery might get this thing working. Just need to get somebody who knows their way around the code to maybe modify the apk.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
There's a hack out there which I plan to add to the next TnT Lite / VEGAn builds. Allows those of you without a microSD card to calibrate your device, just by adding a file to the root of /sdcard. I'm thinking of maybe a supplement for TnT Lite, but I also want to see what VS is planning to do in the next few days.
[G Tablet General] drumdumb:
Can someone post the apk? I can't find it on the market have the previous version running, and did the market fix a few times!

Thanks
[G Tablet General] vsc:
Exactly. Or should we spoof as an Inc?
[G Tablet General] rcgabriel:
myndwire - yeah, I am also pretty much certain the maps version running on my Nexus One and my G Tab are the same also (same versions, etc.) and I get the new features on my N1 but not the G Tab. They both show as version 5.0.0 (#5014) gmm-android-google in the About page.

The only difference is the Platform line, which shows android:nvidia-Vega-VEGAn_TAB_v1.0.0b3 on my G Tab and on my N1 shows android:HTC-passion-Nexus One. These lines must in some way be pulled from build.prop - specifically the settings in question are:

ro.product.brand

ro.product.name or ro.product.device

ro.product.model

However, changing the settings in build.prop, force closing Maps, clearing data for Maps, and restarting Maps doesn't seem to get those settings re-read. :( Even tried clearing data on Google Framework Services and rebooting, still no difference.

So it must get read indirectly in some way, i.e. from some other service, and stored in a file somewhere. I'm sure we can figure out a hacky way to fix this if somebody digs around for the place this information is being stored.

But I'm fairly convinced that the Maps APK is switching off features on an unrecognized platform.
[G Tablet General] Nospin:
This seems like a good way for us to give back to the community if we can fix this. I'll take another look at it today and throw posts around a few other places. We can do this.... I think.
[G Tablet General] gotwillk:
question: would it screw my tab up majorly if i took the fingerprint from the build.prop on my droid 1 and put it on my tab?
[G Tablet General] rcgabriel:
Just the fingerprint will not screw your tab up majorly, no. I've tried several market fingerprints with no adverse results. However there are a couple other settings (specifically, the board and chipset settings) in build.prop that can screw up your tablet - i.e. put it into a bootloop. So I recommend making a backup in Clockwork Mod before you go buckwild with editing build.prop.
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
I'm running Swype on my GTab, so my build.prop was already hacked to report as a Galaxy Tab... do we know if it works on the real Galaxy Tab hardware? If so, then its something else it is checking.
[G Tablet General] gotwillk:
which fingerprint did you use for your build.prop?
[G Tablet General] Nospin:
Just wanted to post the new Maps apk for anyone who wants to do some testing.
[G Tablet General] case-sensitive:
I'm afraid it's the latter :-(

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=875583
[G Tablet General] ddarvish:
this might be the last nail the coffin for me... while i love all the things i can do with my gtab, there isnt anything that my Droid cant do other than have a large screen... if gmaps issue isnt solved in the next few days back to sears the tablet will go... i am annoyed there is no kernel either.. boo.
[G Tablet General] jtbnet:
Over at Modaco they had a fix for at least the multi-touch twist...;

Download http://www.multiupload.com/1JWKYPHZNM

And push the updated multitouch permissions xml file

adb remount

adb push android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.distinct.x ml /etc/permissions/

adb reboot

I did this but then my Maps doesn't think it needs updating on the Vegan Rom... so I'm going to side load it and try tomorrow...
[G Tablet General] MajorMajor:
I just tried this on tnt lite 2.4 and it didn't fix anything. Still no tilt or rotate and only the two bullets on the "whats new" welcome screen.
[G Tablet General] catttman:
I pushed it on my rooted tab .... ok

I tryed on my stock tab ... no ok , Q. must the tab be rooter ?

TY
[G Tablet General] rcgabriel:
Yup, confirmed on Vegan beta3 ROM. Not only does it not work, it seems to make the pinch-to-zoom function a bit loopy. I reverted it back for the time being until we figure this out properly.

Moreover, the Vega actually already had working "tilt", just not "twist". So this fixes a slightly different issue. We still have to figure out why we aren't getting the additional bullets on the what's new screen and Maps isn't even trying to activate these features for us.
[G Tablet General] gotwillk:
it had working tilt? i was unable to get any 3D renderings or be able to twist the map. also not getting any of the new vector graphics. still stuck on the old static zooming, ugh.
[G Tablet General] rcgabriel:
No, my G Tablet didn't have any of those things working. But from the threads at Modaco, I think the Advent Vega had working tilt even without this permission fix. The question is why it was working on the Vega and not on the G Tablet/Vegan rom.
[G Tablet General] gotwillk:
ohh you said Vega. I misread that as Vegan. oops.

but yea Vega must have some other signature located elsewhere that's allowing them to get at least tilt. maybe its their kernel. but either way its just waiting to be unlocked.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattrb:
I am having issues.

I have updated the radio/wimax/pri in the past with caulkins zips. It worked. Wimax worked. Clockworkmod.

I used the all-in-one zip, I had the old kernel, flashed. Did not work. No white screen. Just did not flash.

I then updated to the new 3.70 ROM. Tried the radio/wimax/pri, it did not work. Error was "E: unknown command [firmware]"

I then tried to do it individually.

Did radio first, worked.

Did wimax second, got "E: unknown command [firmware]"

I adb'ed to get wimax version and still the same.

Did nv third, got "E: unknown command [firmware]"

What is "E: unknown command [firmware]" and how do I fix it?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkelle4:
If you updated to 3.70, then you already have all the latest radio\wimax\etc upgrades. No need to do it again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattrb:
False, thanks for trying. Also I used adb to check the wimax version. Not updated.

Here is the quote from the ROM I used.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rnxodhks:
I am using DZ with stock (generic) rom v1.34.405.5. (unlocked from Bell)

I am wondering if I can add more international keyboards to the touch input options. I can install those from market but I cannot find a way to add them to the input options.

If it is not possible in stock rom, is there a custom rom that allows it? Hopefully it has sense too.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Tab General] Macmoucha:
Just a quick hi. I got my tab for $ 49.from t-mobile. My second android device. The best Os in the world
[Nexus S General] TheBiles:
So far I've noticed the following apps can't be found:

Google Places Directory

Mobile Banking for Android

Keeper

Sleepy Time Pro

Wolfram Alpha

I'm sure there are many more. Most of my apps restored themselves on first boot (since I was using CM6.1.1), but I can't find these in the Market at all.
[Nexus S General] unremarked:
Yes, I've noticed a few missing and some that refuse to install(like Ringlert.) Market will find it, will let you tap it, but it'll refuse to download. This was on both WiFi and 3G.

A few hiccups are to be expected, imo, given that this is a new device and the newest version of Android.
[Nexus S General] Bicster_:
You could probably edit your build.prop, reduce the API version, and get the apps to show up. There are apps I bought on my G1 that still don't show on my N1. Thank goodness for Titanium Backup. Most apps should be updated within the next week or so.
[Nexus S General] mingkee:
See application section.

I have hard time to get some paid applications.
[Nexus S General] nxt:
I'm still on AT&T using an AT&T SIM, I'll check on my Market see if these show up.

Google Places... this is no longer on the market. IT'S BUILT INTO GOOGLE MAPS. If you have Google Maps installed, it'll have an icon for Places. Also accessible by tapping on the Places icon in Google Maps.

Mobile Banking For Android... The Bank of America one? It's on my Market.

I see Wolfram Alpha

Which keeper? there's a million.

I also see Sleepy Time.

Again, I'm using an AT&T SIM.

I will have T-Mobile in an hour.
[Nexus S General] Anderdroid:
Yup this needs a market fix (or Google needs to add the Nexus S to the proper list -_-)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sandi K:
Hi guys.

Please, I need a little help. 2 days ago I bought Desire. I rooted it with UnRevoked 3.2.1. I also replaced SD card with a new 8 GB Sandisk. Now, how can I create all pertitions needed (ext3 and fat32)? I put on ROM manager, which does nothing, ie. when I select to create partition of 512 MB, it rebooted, but does nothing. I am Windows XP and Win 7 64 bit user. Can you please tell me how to create all necessary partitions AND neede Cache, ... folders on SD?

Thank you a lot,

Sandi
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scray:
What exactly did you do with ROM manager?

I would just reboot into recovery (start phone with volume down, wait a few seconds till sd card check is over and select recovery) and go to "mounts and storage" and format sdcard. 512 mb ext2, rest fat32, then upgrade to ext3. Should work this way.

edit: ext partition size varies depending on the rom you flash and if it has data2sd.

Which rom do you want to flash?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheGhost1233:
There have been, in the past days alone, multiple threads about this. Maybe some searching on your one is a good idea. If that is to complicated i can narrow it down for you with a little hint: GParted
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sandi K:
Actually, I thought that it will be this way. But this does nothing, so I am a little lost.

Regards,

Sandi
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sandi K:
Ok, I rebooted phone. Having HBOOT 0.93. Going to down to Recovery. I got a ClockWorkMod v2.5.0.7. Going to Mounts and Storage. Then select Format sd-ext. It says: Formatting SDEXT:...

No app2sd artition found. Skipping format of /sd-ext.

So, how to create partition?

Thank you very much, Sandi
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scray:
ok i thought that clockwork mod recovery was capable of partitioning sd card.

but you can flash amon ra recovery (this is the GSM version):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=839621&highlight=amon

have you got s-off? if yes, you can just flash the recovery via fastboot.

if not, you will probably have to do it with unrevoked.

edit: accidently hit the thanks button on your post, dont wonder :P
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sandi K:
I have S-ON now. How can I then use AmonRa .IMG? I have no way to choose to load img file, as only load ZIP and so on are there.

Regards,

Sandi
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scray:
Well, just start unrevoked and press CTRL + R (or just select file --> custom recovery...

Select the image you downloaded from the amon-ra thread and it should work. Haven't tried it with a custom one yet personally, but these instructions are also mentioned in the amon ra thread:

Once done, boot into recovery select "Partition sdcard" and use it to your likings ;).
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sandi K:
Thanks anyway, I just went back to original ROM.

Regards,

Sandi
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sandi K:
Of course I wanted to get me some custom ROMS, but it finished badly.

Now I did it :(

I rooted with Unrevoked. I went without problems. Then I created CD for AlphaRev 1.5, rebooted PC and started process to get S-OFF.

Unfortunatelly, it said after step 3, that procedure didn't finish correctly. My HTC stuck on HTC logo screen, and it throws 2 black lines on it.

I can get to Recovery mode with power+down buttons, but what to do now. It doesn't reboot at all.

I have correct RUU exe file for my HTC, but it is not recognised. Please, any help what to do?

Regards,

Sandi
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] orangekid:
sounds like a radio issue to me, have you tried other ROMs, what is your radio version?

Try flashing 2.12.50 or 2.15.50 and you should be fine.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] HellocK:
tried the Energy Rom, no good use.. flashing the radio now.... thxx for the quick reply
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] orangekid:
sure thing, let me know how it goes.

Also, when flashing a new winmo ROM, are you doing a task29?

I have had issues when flashing new ROMs over old ones without doing task29 first, it seems to help a lot.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] HellocK:
i got the solution :) .. u disable the autorotation and set the calibration ... as well i did the radio you told me about ... so i guess one of them did it :D

thanks alot man
[Nexus S General] raeef:
I got the phone at 8 am today, it's a great phone ( till now) . I tried to use the GPS many times ( I turned off assisted location and just kept the GPS). At my window where I used to get around 6-7 satellite with MT4G , I am getting 0 , nothing in the view. When I got out and tried in the street, while standing I got 2 sat only. So I think there is a problem with the antenna. Any tips to verify if it's really defected or something else, I read about some folks getting locking in few seconds and with 7-11 Sats.

Update: After few hours, GPS started to work just fine. I don't know why but now it's very fast and pretty accurate.
[Nexus S General] TheBiles:
I opened Google Maps 5 and it instantly was locked on me. No complaints there!

Oh ****. I realized I voted "no" because I thought the poll question was the topic title. D'oh.
[Nexus S General] Anderdroid:
Ok... My GPS wasn't working for like. Since I got it. But now suddenly, 5 hours later, after I pulled the battery multiple times, and then ran the GPS Test app for 5 minutes, I'm getting locks.

-_-
[Nexus S General] AdamHart612:
Works like a champ for me. In fact back to back my Evo and NS seem to be getting a lock at about the same speed, fast.
[Nexus S General] raeef:
I will try any crazy steps :d But I don't want to return it, so I hope it works. I like the phone but I love GPS :D
[Nexus S General] raeef:
Now this is weird. It started working now :confused: I will test it more and see what happens.
[Nexus S General] Anderdroid:
Exactly. I thought mine was borked for good for sure. But no. After quite a few reboots and battery pulls it's working epicly... As is Acquiring Location (wireless location).

Sigh!
[Nexus S General] raeef:
I tried now , it locks very very fast and accuracy reached 5 m while walking. This strange, maybe it had to do with the antennas and the back cover? I don't know but now I am happy :D
[Nexus S General] Donatron:
It looks like the small handful of people who reported issues with the GPS are no longer having anymore issues. Very good news. If the GPS really is fixed, then I'll definitely be buying a Nexus S when the 2nd shipment comes in.

I'll basically be trading my AT&T 3G for a working GPS. Hopefully I won't regret that decision.
[Nexus S General] Androidfreakz:
Yea I used my GPS too get home and it locked in with in about 5 to 7 seconds.
[Nexus S General] mmas0n:
I could have sworn there was another thread for this that disappeared. Oh well..

Mine locked to 5m on first try.
[Nexus S General] WilliamStern:
Did some heavy testing on the GPS today, and I've gotta say not once was it not able to find me. Only tooks seconds too. I came from the MyTouch 4G, which has a great GPS, but for some reason the one on the NS out performs it.

Very happy with it.
[Nexus S General] lrosado:
Whats up Will, I was the guy at BestBuy who bought the Nexus S at the same time as you. I agree, the GPS was dead on all the time i fired it up. Found me in seconds. did not have a single problem with the GPS.
[Nexus S General] mikeazores:
I had problems with gps at first try but then after getting the satellites I've managed to get the satellites almost instantly.
[Nexus S General] unremarked:
The GPS on my Nexus was able to find me just fine a few seconds ago. It took about a minute for it to lock on.

However, this isn't due to any issue with the phone as much as the construction of the building I'm in. Whatever this building is made of seems to make cell phone signals it's *****. I imagine my phone's signal being something like the Gimp from Pulp Fiction every time I walk in here. :P

That being said, I'm not sure what issue other folks are having, but my GPS was able to find me just fine in a building notorious for dropped calls(to the point where I actually have to go outside if it's a really important phone call), drops everyone to EDGE regardless of carrier, and even butchers WiFi signals 30ft away so I am very satisfied with it.
[Nexus S General] CaliLove310:
Mine is working perfect so far. Used it after class to locate a Panda Express. Enabled GPS, opened maps and it locked on to me in a few seconds.
[Nexus S General] numindast:
I shall watch this thread closely... I am ready to blow nearly $600 on a Nexus S, but if the GPS works as well as on the Vibrant flavor of Galaxy S phones, I will pass. Because it sucks. Really.

G1: reasonable GPS performance, great wireless signal capture, big bulky and slow.

N1: fantastic GPS performance, horrible wireless signal capture. One day it began dropping calls at home and at my GF's I'd be lucky to get ANY signal at all. Not good for a job hunter like me.

Vibrant: wonderful wireless signal capture, the worst GPS performance I've ever seen.

Nexus S: gonna have to verify, really verify, that people don't have the same Galaxy S GPS problem before I blow a ton of cash since I re-upped my T-Mo contract with the Vibrant and am not eligible for discount.

As for the camera LED flash: I have found it to be most useful when I need a flashlight. :)
[Nexus S General] insanemachine:
I would assume that the GPS performance is much better than on the vibrant, since they changed the location of the GPS antenna at the very least. It also does sound like most people are not having any issues whatsoever. I was holding off buying one for this reason as well, but I think samsung may have fixed it.
[Nexus S General] MaybachMan:
Just so you all know, the first time you use the GPS on an Android phone tends to take longer than it usually would. After that, it should perform properly.
[Nexus S General] tominater12:
It usually takes the GPS about 15 seconds for it to lock on to me
[Nexus S General] Smilez_c:
What exactly is the problem here I pulled many adresses through navigation adn went smooth... I dont undersntand what problems you guys are facing with the GPS
[Nexus S General] DesertEagle:
On a new phone first GPS lock can take up to half a hour, just run GPS Status to watch for progress. What will speed up the process: standing still under an open air, WiFi or 3G connection for downloading sats location data.
[Nexus S General] brianbrain:
Let me assure you - my Nexus S locks on to the voice network before I even see the home screen when I boot up. Data lock seconds after that. Call quality is excellent, data speeds are great - as a first time T-Mobile customer, I'm not sure whether I should be more impressed with their network or the phone itself.

I'm coming from an Epic 4G and GPS is night and day. Sitting at my desk at work (not near any windows..so sad..), the Epic used to barely lock on to two satellites (after about 60-90 seconds of searching). The Nexus S in exactly the same location, just locked on to 6 satellites within 30 seconds.

Overall - I love this phone. Only things I miss so far are the picture/video quality of the Epic (I think this just comes down to the camera software - hopefully someone can port that over soon) and the lack of proper video codec playback on the Nexus S (soon to be rectified here at XDA I'm sure).
[Legend General] gallery:
Hai Everyone

Google Maps 5.0 update now available through android market

Check it out
[Legend General] nolook:
is the 3d view only available in some cities? i can rotate my map but no 3d is available?
[Legend General] thunderpossuem:
3d is only in some cities. L.a. for example. Though I can't figure out how to rotate or change the angle.
[Legend General] ViktorX:
I can't find Google Maps in Market :confused: on froyo (regular, not rooted)... Any idea?
[Legend General] Tracebustabustabusta:
Seems like we got everything except rotate functionality.
[Legend General] Badger2point0:
@nolook: Check out Toronto for some 3D action, it's there.

@thunderpossuem: to change the angle place two fingers side by side on the screen and wipe down, repeat the same while wiping up to return to an overhead view.

I can't seem to rotate though which is a shame, still a great update.
[Legend General] thunderpossuem:
Try as I might, I just can't make it work. Not that it really worries me. We don't have any of that 3d business over in Brisbane
[Legend General] borisdu:
I can't find in on a market too. Can somebody please publish the installer here.
[Legend General] nolook:
your right toronto has 3d buildings...very cool...compass feature/offline browsing are also extremely useful features...

maybe rotate will be added or maybe the legend doesnt have that type of multitouch...
[Legend General] bitbitbit:
Rotate does work on the legend. tap on the "center on my location" button, and tap once more, the burton will change into a compass. There are two modes. One of them will rotate the map when you rotate your phone.
[Legend General] nolook:
i knew about this compass mode - can you rotate any other way?

what i meant is rotating like in the google map video...kind of a pinch rotate 'gesture'
[Legend General] M0dulus:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=875712

Worked for me.