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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Geatre:
Links:

[HOW TO] Calibrate Desire Battery:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=755903

HOW TO: Wipe Battery stats to improve battery life:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=827355

First one is easiest, and i believe it works just as well as the other one. (not 100% sure, but surely extended my batterylife.)

The second also gives a little more theory of the whole thing.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bennelutu:
wat reinstall wm6.5 xperia x1?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] body85:
Hi, im Looking for a app like "Call Mom" from HTC. For an other Launcher.

Any one have an idea?

I would like to see how many days are the last call.

sorry for my poor english.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] CYNiCAL2KX:
You could try Vlingo? :)
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] body85:
why i should use this?!?!

i wanna have an reminder widget that says me, i have 3 days or more not phoned with contact "a" oder 5days or what ever...
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] CYNiCAL2KX:
Sorry, I think I took your question the wrong way.

Sent from my Desire HD
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s2vash:
Well I know there are dragons ahead, but that aside... is there anything in that menu that I should know about? Im trying to make my phone as snappy as I can.

Im running CM 6.2

If theres not... A simple "No leave that **** alone" will do.....
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oohaylima:
There's plenty of options for you to mess with. Go through the launcher and cyanogen options in the settings. Personaly I disable all the screens, bounce effects, transitionals, screens, lights, etc....
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funkdoobi:
i've been using cyanogen for a while now and though i'd give enom a try wondering if it's been cyan that's been the reason that i can't send or receive MMS.

i tried enom out, didn't like it, so figured it's try out stock rom agian. restored back to my back up, then it was so ungodly slow that i tried to apply pershoots overclock overtop. i realize that was bad, as my phone wont go past the HTC screen to the t-mobile g2 splash screen.

i've tried wiping it and the cache and all, then applying a restore from both my cyanogen and stock rom backups, and it sitll wont boot up past the HTC screen.

i can get into recovery and stuff fine, just not sure what to do now.

any help would be great.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nissan350:
Did you try to reflash the ROM all over again? (not flashing from a backup)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funkdoobi:
hmmm, i could try that i guess. thankful i have titanium backup to save me 'some' time at least.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nissan350:
Yeah thats a must! let me know if it works!
[G2 and Desire Z General] craiglay:
Hi

This thread is about the new 1.72 OTA update for anyone who hasn't rooted, s-off'd etc.. Its for discussing changes, improvements, new bugs and such like. As there is no official change list, note it down and we'll get there.

If you own, or have questions about the G2, this is not applicable, the software is different. This is for the Stock Desire Z as shipped. Thanks!!

Downloaded over WLAN and it installed in about 10 mins and several reboots. If you can, try hard reset as its been reported this helps with the SMS notification bug.

My observations (UK SIM free):

New Android build (2.2.1)

New Kernel (2.6.32.21-g540976a Dec 1st)

New Radio (12.28e.60.140fU_26.04.02.17_M2)

Fixes:

Battery life better (mixed reports, but probably slightly better)

Rear speaker louder (again, needs to be tested in the wild)

Wireless LAN seems a lot quicker

Camera application improved.. (Stuttering improved when recording 720p Thanks, monomer888 & tbalden)

Snappier / Smoother menu transitions

More characters in hardware SYM list (like < and > )

Annoying Text message bug seems better but not solved (type screen jumps down as msg's load)

The delivery receipt now shows the contact name instead of the phone number. (Thanks missparker76)

Adding linked (Phone + Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) contacts to groups (e.g. Favorites) now works - they appear in the list of contacts when trying to add them. (Thanks Darthmelk)

BUGS:

SMS notifications.. Occasionally doesn't notify, sometimes cant dismiss until you go to the notification screen (Thanks Algobardo) HTC are aware..

Its lost my notification settings, sounds, volumes but that easy to put back. Kept themes, backgrounds, widgets and most other settings.

[RESOLVED] HTCSense.com not connecting to phone. Messages and Contacts still sync but unable to get location, lock or ring phone.

Slightly increased lag when rotating sense (Thanks knoeki )

Gallery showing unviewable files as a broken icon, sometimes not updating (Thanks moolash)

Changes:

New Dock menu item in settings?? (I thought it was new too Darthmelk)

LinkedIn and Picasa updates are either included, or working properly now. (Thanks Darthmelk)

Discuss!!

Craig
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
HTC said something about camera improvements, notice anything there ?
[G2 and Desire Z General] craiglay:
Erm, there seems to be more settings to play with. Maybe a bit quicker to focus and flash timing improved..
[G2 and Desire Z General] MacaronyMax:
And it fixed my menu button :p

:D
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
What was wrong with your Menu button ?
[G2 and Desire Z General] MacaronyMax:
It wouldn't work... The phone would vibrate when I pressed it but nothing would appear, although the one on the keyboard would open the menu :D

Got me scared at first... thought it was a faulty phone :p
[G2 and Desire Z General] darthmelk:
I think there's a new "Dock" option in Settings, to start the Car Panel automatically when the phone is mounted in a holder. Was it there before? Probably there are lots of very small bug-fixes we don't notice.

Battery seems as bad as always for now (using push and 2hr syncs), the hardware keyboard still doesn't have the romanian symbol "ă" when long-pressing "a". Btw, is there a way to install other languages for the hardware keyboard? I only get English.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Algobardo:
after the ota mine has a quite annoying problem.

When i read a sms message the notification on top doesn't disapper unless i access the messaging application through the notification itself.

Anyone with the same problem ?

Suggested solutions ?
[G2 and Desire Z General] craiglay:
Confirmed.. Thats annoying. [EDIT] SOMETIMES!!!! Its now working.

It did it for me initially when I got the phone with stock 1.34 but never did it again.. Maybe its while it refreshes / builds the back end database.

Just now I sent about 4 messages (from external devices) where it would not dismiss or in one case not even notify!! But i've sent about 10 now that work flawlessly every time.

Maybe worth clearing all the messages out after upgrading. Its clear they've been working on the SMS app as I don't get the jumping text box any more :)

Craig
[G2 and Desire Z General] keinengel:
I think you need to change your locale to ro_RO (Romanian (Romania).
[G2 and Desire Z General] craiglay:
Cant say I've every had that one! perhaps a bad flash from factory or a hangover from rooting??

Thanks

Craig
[G2 and Desire Z General] Clivectmob:
Ive had that annoying notification bug (Hi, 1 week into desire z ownership btw), and I have definitely had messages without notification too. Does seem to be a bit random tho. Will see how it goes. Otherwise, it's a pretty good phone. Nice to see a section with ppl who don't root the lives outta their phones, i'm trying really hard not to for a while if i can, as you just end up changing things and re-setting everything up on a weekly basis else, and i've had enough of all that.
[G2 and Desire Z General] darthmelk:
Nope, that will only change all the text into Romanian, but it will not add a Romanian hardware keyboard option (so no "ă" character when long-pressing "a").
[G2 and Desire Z General] chingf0rd:
At last - I'm not going mad - mine does this too after the OTA update - it's really really annoying. It's actually worse than described, because if you clear the notification by dragging the notification bar, any future SMS messages will *not* actually be alerted - no sound, no notification icon, no notification button number.

We need a fix...
[G2 and Desire Z General] darthmelk:
I don't have this problem. If I get a new SMS, I can slide to the SMS widget and the notification clears instantly (but the SMS is still unread until I get to the SMS app, of course). If I clear the notification after dragging down the notification screen, I will get a new notification when a new SMS arrives.

"When i read a sms message the notification on top doesn't disapper" - where do you read the SMS if not inside the SMS app?
[G2 and Desire Z General] craiglay:
As i've previously posted, I haven't had the no notification or clear problem since.. I've been sending and receiving messages so it seems to clear itself. I use the messaging app from a shortcut.

See if it just clears by itself..
[G2 and Desire Z General] chingf0rd:
Yeah, ok. If it persists, I may use SMS Backup and clear out the database and start afresh. It is behaving at the moment...

Anyone notice the new teardrop caret/cursor when moving the cursor in a text input box?

Also, camera is still pants compared with my old Desire and the update doesn't seem to have done anything to improve quality.
[G2 and Desire Z General] moolash:
I got this for Xmas, I openen the box and before playing around with 1.34 that came with it I installed the OTA 1.72.

I am amazed, have no bugs to complain about. I do not see a reason to get root or so. Sense is fine, I love it.

I came from WM, pretty many tweak skills, but i don't need tweaking any yet.
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
I have definitly noticed issue with sms notification too ... Undoubtly there is something wrong and it triggers just sometimes.

Another thing which may have changed is in menu where you choose your ring tone - I think there wasnt option to choose any mp3 from your phone. I had have to google some instructions how to do it which involved copying mp3 to the specific folder.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ollyhw45:
Yeah, updated fine all seems good, only thing to complain about is the SMS problems, doesnt even let me know i got a text most the time.

Tried factory reset erasing everything ect nothing helps :(

Just have to wait for a fix then i guess...
[G2 and Desire Z General] s00paSold3r:
will this work on the G2? Also where do I install it from?
[G2 and Desire Z General] keinengel:
@s00paSold3r: There's a ROM that runs on this source - Virtuous 0.8.1. Try that one out.
[G2 and Desire Z General] durps:
Is this the first ota that was released a month ago or is there a new one out?
[G2 and Desire Z General] curbsam:
It's a new ota. I've just got notification on system updates today and have had the phone since it came out in november.

Out of interest, I have root and s-off. Does anyone know if running this ota update will make me lose root and s-off privileges?
[G2 and Desire Z General] keinengel:
If you have Radio S-OFF you should still be able to install Superuser.apk and the su binary after updating. In theory, at least :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] gascanieto:
The phone is great, but since latest update i've found the new text bug and some apps randomly crash.

Including but not limited to

Tube chaser

Catch that bus uk

Amazon mp3

First two, developers couldn't be more helpful, but since update something has gone wrong.
[G2 and Desire Z General] durps:
I haven't gotten anything :(

I'm in the U.S.
[G2 and Desire Z General] craiglay:
Its still working here. Notifications are sounding everytime and dismissing properly. I haven't rebooted or anything.

On another note, I've just hit 1 day and 20 hours at 70% which is a massive improvement!! I'm using it a bit more lightly than usual and have WIFI data on with GSM mobile. The big test is when I return to a HSDPA area.

Regarding the G2, try force a system update check in the about settings menu (on WIFI is better) and root / S-OFF I don't know.. check http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=886023

Be aware that the if its a carrier supplied device, you'll have to wait for your carrier to fill it with sh*t before releasing it. I have the HTC stock software..

Craig
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
Folks, please remember that this forum is for the Vision and hence covers lots of different ROMs/carriers.

This update has been released by HTC for HTC-branded Desire Z phones. If you have a T-Mobile G2 then you won't get the update unless you have flashed a stock Sense (Desire Z) ROM onto it.

The G2 got an OTA very soon after it came out. This new update (1.72) is designed for the Desire Z. So if you have a G2 with stock T-Mo ROM, it won't help to mess around with update settings, it won't get any more updates until T-Mo release their next one.

It would help avoid confusion if we could all remember to talk which phone/ROM we're talking about when posting up a thread :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] chingf0rd:
I'm pretty sure that the battery gets pounded by H/3G/E/G switching, so leaving it on wifi in the house over the weekend, with little surfing and app usage will get me between 40-50 hours of battery. However, once I'm out on the road, using O2 data, the very maximum I can get is probably 20 hours - it's even worse when I get into the office where the Desire Z struggles to latch onto a data signal and virtually kills the battery within 8 hours...it's always been the case with my Hero and Desire and now the Z.

With regard to the SMS notification problem - it's still there - I may clear out the SMS database...
[G2 and Desire Z General] catachresistant:
But superuser.apk only MANAGES root.

As far as I know, this ROM has yet to be rooted, so anyone who wants to keep their root should avoid updating.

The next major Virtuous release will use this ROM as its base.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Herjan:
Is there anyone else having trouble with the connection with HTCsense.com since the new OTA? I already tried deleting and creating my HTC Sense account again, but it didn't help.

Btw, I also experience the text message notification bug :( Didn't realise it was a bug until I read it here however. I thought I just missed the notifications all the time...
[G2 and Desire Z General] craiglay:
Confirmed. Ring phone comes up with "unable to connect" however text messages and contacts are still synced.

Craig
[G2 and Desire Z General] Herjan:
It won't even show the tabs for contact / text messages etcetera here. "Ring phone", current location, nothing works... Worked perfectly fine before the OTA update.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ollyhw45:
How do I go back to the Rom I had before it? It's a ruu type I have on my pc but after the update I can't even use that. I have used it many times before but now it won't have any of it.

Would be better to have a fix for this current one but how long that will take is anyone's gess.
[G2 and Desire Z General] dimqa:
How about call history guys? After OTA mine openining very slowly :( It takes 5-7 sec. to see who called me :D

Edit: My bad guys :) Just deleted all missed calls and its normal again ;)
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
Do you have radio S-OFF via gfree ? If so, then according to reports from other members, you can downgrade ok.

If you don't have radio S-OFF via gfree, then you're stuck, which sounds like what you are describing. You can't downgrade until rooting is sorted for 1.72, sorry.
[G2 and Desire Z General] darthmelk:
You could also add that LinkedIn and Picasa updates ar either included, or working properly now. I tried to install them before the system update and they didn't work, but after the update those two were there.
[G2 and Desire Z General] craiglay:
Well, I just got a picture message and I didn't get any notification texts until a different person text me. The first few notified though..

Thats annoying..

Craig

[EDIT] I've cleared all settings from the Messages app and deleted all my messages in the hope that that sorts it out...
[G2 and Desire Z General] mordecai83:
Hi

There is only one thing ive noticed after the upgrade and it's that battery life has improved drastically. Before i would struggle to get a day with moderate use, now i can easily get a day and a half, maybe even more (havent tested it extensively). So i'm happy
[G2 and Desire Z General] knoeki:
Anyone else notice increased lag in the drawing of widgets when switching from an app to the homescreen?

Also, autorotate feels slower, but that's probably just an illusion.
[G2 and Desire Z General] chingf0rd:
Certainly the switch from portrait to landscape seems slower - pop out the keyboard and the Sense home screens blank out for longer before changing orientation.

There's also an odd blink/brightening of the screen before the actual dimming and screen timeout.
[G2 and Desire Z General] knoeki:
Good to know I'm not the only one with the problem (:
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
It happened to me that they didnt show at all ... I had to open menu and go back homescreen to see them.

The system before update seemed to me more tweaked.
[G2 and Desire Z General] craiglay:
I can see the increased lag for orientation change but it doesn't happen when exiting apps or swiping between screens.

I don't get an odd blink / brightening but i've now disabled auto screen brightness..

Battery life is much improved, just got to 30% after 73 hours..

Craig
[G2 and Desire Z General] Herjan:
I can confirm both.

Weird that there are so many bugs in this update. I've discovered/experienced more bugs since the update than before. I thought updates were supposed to fix things.
[G2 and Desire Z General] boricuaboy2005pr:
till now i still havent got the ota
[G2 and Desire Z General] radia145:
Good thing: I can finally use direct push and active sync with hotmail.

Bad thing: some apps force close, battery usage seems worse. Have ordered spare one with higher capacity, so will see how it goes.
[G2 and Desire Z General] craiglay:
I believe this is for the Desire Z and not the G2. If you have a Desire Z, force a system software update in the about menu in settings.

Craig
[G2 and Desire Z General] DrBarrell:
I have the messaging notification bug since the update, and its not going away...
[G2 and Desire Z General] craiglay:
Have you tried deleting all your messages, and deleting all Messaging application data from the applications menu? Thats what I'm trying.

Craig
[G2 and Desire Z General] moolash:
after OTA 1.72

Hi folks,

I don't know if it is the new 1.72 firmware only, I never had the previous one, because at xmas I opened my phone and got the OTA update right away.

So, my gallery is not always updated, or scanned. I go to gallery, and I have a few pics or vids missing, sometimes a few weird icons, too. I see those files in file manager and after reboot the gallery scans them, too.

Anyone else?

I have the message notification not going away thing, too. Although, after a quick reboot, I got an SMS and opening the message, the notification went away.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Razorless:
Hard Reset might help

@ all who have trouble with OTA 1.72:

I did a hard reset after the update and I dont have any of the issues mentioned here. (besides flickering screen and poor battery, but those are probably hardware issues...)
[G2 and Desire Z General] DrBarrell:
Tried that and had no success, (even tried factory reset) but sure enough the problem has gone away of its own accord after several days of frustration.
[G2 and Desire Z General] missparker76:
A change that has not been reported yet:

- The delivery receipt now shows the contact name instead of the phone number.

Improvement :confused::

- Battery life? It seemed to be much better in the first days after I installed the OTA update but I've been wondering if it is still the case as yesterday I suddenly fell from 100% to about 28% in a few hours..

My new bugs:

- SMS notification: I don't always get the sound, bar and homescreen notifications. That's only when I open the SMS application that I see that I've a new message. So I've installed Go SMS yesterday and get notified for each message.

I've read in the Desire HD section that the device has the same problem and that people have reported the bug to HTC. They are working on a fix.

- SMS double notification: I'm not sure this came with the OTA update but regularly when I receive a SMS, I open the notification in the status bar and read the SMS. Then I receive a new SMS and the previous SMS message appears in the notification bar too. This is fixed with Go SMS too.

- Portrait to landscape rotation: I also have the homescreen display lag.

Still not fixed:

- I have read in the 1st post that you mentioned that the SMS scrolling problem was solved. Not on my Desire Z. I noticed it yesterday again. Can't check today as I've deleted all of my messages so I've not enough messages to have the scroll/loading issue.
[G2 and Desire Z General] chingf0rd:
Well the SMS Notification bug is still hanging around and thanks to the previous post, I'm glad that the Desire HD community has actually reported this to HTC and they have acknowledged the problem.

With regard to battery improvements - nah. Mine is 'typical' Android - great one day, appalling the next. Trying to diagnose it is near impossible without huge time invested in the scenarios, situations and the apps installed (All these power/system monitor programs in the Market seem to sap even more power!).

Anyway, I'm perservering for the time being and hopefully HTC will bring a OTA fix sooner than later.
[G2 and Desire Z General] thecarbine:
Figured someone here can answer my question (sorry if this is obvious or if it has already been answered):

The new OTA update for the Desire Z (1.72 ROM) prevents current methods of rooting, as you know.

I live in the US and I am looking to purchase the T-mobile G2 and then root it.

So I was wondering if I buy a completely new G2 within one week, if it will be the old rootable version instead the new unrootable one on the Desire Z.

Thanks :D

[My apologies for reposting this in other threads]
[G2 and Desire Z General] keinengel:
The G2 and the Z run different software, which means your chances of getting a phone with the unrootable 1.72.* firmware are nil.
[G2 and Desire Z General] craiglay:
Thanks everyone for your input, I've added more reports, changed title as this doesn't apply to the G2 at all.

For me:

SMS notifications seem ok now after clearing the SMS application data

Message scroll bug: very occasionally I get it, much less I think. I'm not so sure its the trackpad picking up ambient light because it doesn't scroll the message even when intended!!

Battery life: "typical Android" Same for all smartphones i think! Mine isn't too bad but I came from a Diamond 2 and Touch Pro 2 so i'm used to charging every other day ;)

Craig
[G2 and Desire Z General] whistlerGreg:
Has anyone on Bell in Canada received this update? I am hoping it fixes the intermittent 'limited service' issue when in an area will full signal strength.
[G2 and Desire Z General] keinengel:
You should force a check (*#*#checkin#*#* - which means *#*#2432546#*#*) and, if nothing is found, call Bell customer support and ask them about it.

If you are rooted and S-OFF try flashing just the newer Radio. Mind you, I've seen reports that the new radio prevents you from unrooting - you'll have to downgrade to your current radio in order to unroot.
[G2 and Desire Z General] whistlerGreg:
Thanks for the reply, I just tried doing the 'checkin', all that the phone did was say 'checking succeeded' it hasn't tried running an update as of yet. I haven't rooted my phone yet, nor do I plan to until this 'limited service' problem sorts it self out as I think i'm going to need to have the phone sent away for service.