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[Optimus One, P500, V General] sharksanks:
I'm looking for a free offline app to:

1. Draw chinese characters / hanzi and it can recognise and translate it

2. Type english and it will give a translation in chinese.

If possible:

- read out translations in voice

- use the cam to read printed chinese characters and give me a translation

- Also, i can update its dictionary if some words are missing

Its the main reason i'm buying an android phone as it can do the work of a translator device!
[HD7 General] psn1819:
Hi iam looking for mobile streaming sites that work on the hTC HD7 other than the youtube...like bbc or SEVEN or whatever...please post
[Optimus One, P500, V General] sharksanks:
What is your list of things to do first for a newbie?

Like change specific settings, install certain apps, buy an SD card/Screen protector
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Master619:
I just have some battery tips so that you can use it longer before it needs to be recharged.

_ Turn off wifi, bluetooth, gps and mobile data network when you don't need them. This can be done easily in the notification area.

_ Set the screen brightness to about 50% and it's still pretty readable. If you're in a sunlight-free environment with enough light, 0% will still work well.

_ When done using the phone and about to put it back in your pocket, use a task manager like the included task killer or Advanced task manager,... to end those apps that are still running. Note that doing this too frequently (like during the time when you are using the phone) can result in a negative way (some system process will have to restart after you kill them, and therefore eats up quite some battery)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigMc71:
I am.trying.ti.change my battery on my p9 to a circlre bat. I changed all.the.pngs for.this.jin the framework.flder. When i run it. I dont.see the battery. But i do see.thenc charging. Any ieas on what would cause that
[G2 and Desire Z General] VeryCoolAlan:
Well the seller says it is unopened and he is selling it that cheap?

Have any of you guys ever bought something so expensive so cheap?

Could this be a scam?
[G2 and Desire Z General] ahager88:
I would pay $150 for one without thinking twice...

Might be a knock-off?

Sent from my TwoPointBlue.
[G2 and Desire Z General] VeryCoolAlan:
Yea
[G2 and Desire Z General] VeryCoolAlan:
I found another one similar price but this seller has a receipt and pictures
[G2 and Desire Z General] urfavoritemazn:
check their feedback rating.

usually if theyre a top rated seller, you're fine.
[G2 and Desire Z General] funkeee:
If it's a buy-it now price of $70, it would be gone by now. If it's an auction, the price is going to rise before it sells.

I've known plenty of ebay scammers who will either fake receipts or use one legitimate one for a bunch of counterfeit products.

Feedback is a good indicator. Also take a look at what else they are selling.

There's no reason anyone would sell a phone for $70 when they know it can fetch much, much more... unless it's fake or broken. Even parts phones that don't function will get you $100-$200.

Remember the phrase: if a deal sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
[G2 and Desire Z General] juanshop:
Well if you have time you can always. Open a case with ebay and paypal if you never get the item or it broken and the seller didn't mention it, anyone has a link? I have some money and time to see what's up...
[G2 and Desire Z General] VeryCoolAlan:
Here I got pics!
[G2 and Desire Z General] Rocha16:
Well, He is selling it in bids, thats why it is to cheap
[G2 and Desire Z General] funkeee:
Dude, it's an auction. I'm not in the flaming mood, so I'll explain:

An auction works when the seller provides a starting price, which is usually very low to entice interested buyers (like yourself).

The first person who decides he or she wants to buy it, will offer to pay the starting bid. Any other person can then bid on it by offering to pay a higher amount. People outbid each other and the price rises. As I said before, it won't sell for that price. It will probably sell in the $400 range.
[G2 and Desire Z General] adrienspawn:
Check his feedback. If it's legit, and he wasn't buying pennies to get to 200, it's probably not a scam.

If he has under 50 feedback regardless of the quality, I'd be worried.
[G2 and Desire Z General] lightningtrip:
exactly...
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
The way eBay works, all the action happens the last couple hours, even last minutes of the auction. That's when the bidding wars take place. Wait and see, the price will shoot up as the end of the auction approaches.

Bidding in an eBay auction anytime but the last hour is actually a n00b thing to do. Unless its an item that nobody wants, all you would be doing is driving the price up.
[G2 and Desire Z General] VeryCoolAlan:
Oh I know how to bid I just never knew that!

See this is my first time buying in ebay I usually go to amazon

Okay yea I sent him a message and he says it will go to around 400
[G2 and Desire Z General] Vandale:
What Gingerbread theme are you using?
[G2 and Desire Z General] bobbytomorow:
just a mention on the shipping, USPS Priority Flat Rate box or Flat Rate Envelope has zero tracking or delivery confirmation, might want to use USPS Express if you want to track it while it ships
[G2 and Desire Z General] VeryCoolAlan:
I have a samsung vibrant using nero v3

I don't know about g2 ?
[G2 and Desire Z General] scottmog:
much more patience then i had when i saw the pictures.... rofl.

i just laugh and close this tab now hahah
[G2 and Desire Z General] pjcforpres:
Not true, any priority mail item has some sort of tracking(USPS tracking is a bit of a joke, though), and you can add insurance to any of them if you want(Anything over $200 or $300 requires a signature). I buy and receive flat rate all the time on a tool website I frequent (I have a bit of a tool fetish that complements my car fetish.... don't ask about the phone fetish, though, it is a long story).

I have also sent several phones using flat rate boxes, added on insurance, and felt more than comfortable with shipping as such.
[G2 and Desire Z General] VeryCoolAlan:
Hey dude don't be an ass I didn't know I didn't know sellers started as small price bid

I also still don't know what a reserve is
[G2 and Desire Z General] Nissan350:
Reserve is a price set by the seller (unknown to the buyer) that has to be met in order for the item to sell.

ex: I put up a Samsung Vibrant for sale and the lowest I will let it sell for is $350, then my reserve price will be $350. Until that price has been met, the phone will not sell. I personally think setting a reserve price is the equivalent of limiting your customers. Which is never a good idea. Thats just me though...
[G2 and Desire Z General] VeryCoolAlan:
Thanks!
[G2 and Desire Z General] shabbypenguin:
just sold my spare one without a battery or battery cover for 200 bucks
[G2 and Desire Z General] cwirth7:
I am sure this thread can be deleted
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pawnty:
So you know how when you long press on an app icon or widget a trash can appears at the bottom of the screen allowing you to remove things from your homescreens? Up until now I've just been flicking the items down there since it works but I just held something over Tue trash icon for like, 2 seconds and to my surprise some text popped up that said "drop to Uninstall " which is really really nice.

Has this always been there and is common knowledge and I'm just slow or is this relatively unknown?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbo77:
Probably you are using another home launcher like Launcher Pro, ADW Launcher etc.... some of those do give you the option of drop / uninstall...

Sent from my X10i
[Captivate Accessories] nbs11:
I was shopping the other day and I came across this interesting thing. Basically it is this pad of some sort of sticky polyurethane gel that can stick onto any surface without damaging it and can hold your cellphone up. It is the single greatest mount in my opinion because I can take it anywhere. I have been putting it in the car for use as a GPS, in the bedroom to watch videos, etc.

Information from the package:

When your Magic-Mat becomes dusty and less sticky simply rinse and allow it to dry to its original stickiness

Magic-Mat is made of Polyurethane gel, a unique material that is incredibly sticky, resilient, flexible, and durable.

Magic-Mat can withstand temperature extremes ranging from -122F to 212F.

Magic-Mat is nontoxic, odorless, and recyclable.

Use Magic-Mat in your home, car, boat, or RV to hold your cell phone, sunglasses, PDA, toll pass...Just about everything.

I was able to find the exact product I bought online, however, I was also able to find similar ones made from the same material. I do not have a camera available, so the image below is of the other product, but they are exactly the same. Also, the picture does not show it holding a cell phone, but you should have no problem sticking your phone to it.

eBay ($1): http://cgi.ebay.com/Magic-Sticky-Pa...Accessories&hash=item20b2827e17#ht_3826wt_907

Cajole (were I got it from $8): http://www.cajoleonline.com/node/1

Amazon ($5.95): http://www.amazon.com/Auto-Non-Slip...HZDW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1293261099&sr=8-4
[Captivate Accessories] hazard96:
does it work well with the metal back? i assume it would
[Captivate Accessories] nbs11:
I have a rubberized hard case so I haven't tested, but I will now.

UPDATE: yes it works.
[Captivate Accessories] AverageJane:
I have this same mat (although white) and it works great with the Amzer Luxe Argyle case.
[Captivate Accessories] Smitty50:
This seems like a great way to use as a GPS holder for my phone. You sure it will hold the weight of the captivate?
[Captivate Accessories] nbs11:
If you are not using it case it should. If you are, if depends on the case.
[Captivate Accessories] Smitty50:
I bought it, and should take 14-25 days to arrive aaagh lol
[Captivate Accessories] accinfo:
do you mind posting pictures of it?

im interested in the white / clear one.
[Vibrant General] wxaxgxs:
I have been really enjoying the ROMs developed by users (Team Whiskey, Devs4Android, etc) but the one thing I really miss is the notification bar brightness slider. I've been searching for a way to use this on the ROMs but have come up with nothing. Is this possible to do for the lay ROM loader or must the devs implement this? Perhaps I just missed discussion on the topic elsewhere.

Thanks!

::edit:: so I just figured it out. I guess that you just have to hold you finger in place over the notification bar for a while before sliding in the newer roms. I guess that saved from accidentally changing brightness. The more you know....
[Vibrant General] vibey101:
I'm on Nero v3 and its working for me.
[Epic 4G General] Papichulo06:
I'm considering posting a Craigslist ad in my city (Houston) to see if anyone would be interested in straight up trading me their epic 4g for my Evo 4g. After having my Evo for a while I've decided that I indeed do need and want a keyboard. Full touch screen is not all the way for me. What do you all think?
[Epic 4G General] mikel719:
I would consider it. Pm me so we can talk about it.
[Epic 4G General] asj2583:
Evo for epic doesn't seem like a fair trade if you ask me. How about throwing in some cash to get people intrests...just saying.
[Epic 4G General] chino0131:
Id post it and see what happens. When I was selling my Evo I got several offers to trade my Evo for another Epic, as well as some that offered me an epic with cash and extras. However, I wanted the cash over a second Epic and eventually found a better offer. You gotta keep in kind that while many see the Epic as a superior phone over the Evo, especially on these forums, there are many out there that see it the other way around.
[Epic 4G General] shook187:
even though I like my epic, I think a straight up trade is fair.
[Epic 4G General] kenvan19:
Its not a perceived value loss its an actual one lol right now the evo is 99 on contract down from 200 while the epic is 250. Its just a more expensive phone
[Nexus One Accessories] omer1112:
I Know the phone is old but I think I want a dock. Whats a good one to get besides the one thats available by HTC in their market? I'd like to not spend THAT much money on a dock :p
[Nexus One Accessories] GuestK00255:
Same request by me! :)
[Nexus One Accessories] mikeacela:
Heres some of the Docks for the Nexus, although personally I like the HTC OEM Dock.

http://www.thecellguru.com/Products/22219

http://www.buy.com/prod/new-usb-des...ne/q/sellerid/26076229/loc/111/219021207.html
[Nexus One Accessories] omer1112:
Thanks. Are there any other ones that look "better" :o

Also whats this I hear about OEM dock charging thru some other means rather than the usb pin?
[Nexus One Accessories] NeoS:
Yes, If you look at the bottom of your N1, you see those golden pins. These are used to charge the device with the OEM dock. I have it on my nightstand and I love it. I should add a stereo to my bedroom so I can also stream music with it. :)
[Nexus One Accessories] scotte9999:
Compared to my G1 dock, and the wife's Captivate dock, I've got to say that the "connectorless" charging on the HTC dock is just awesome. Yes, the dock is pricey, but being able to (literally) drop the phone on the dock rather than carefully seat it is really great. Need to grab the phone, no "hold the dock with one hand and pull the phone with the other"...just grab the phone.

There are complaints about the phone vibrating in the dock and losing connection, but that hasn't happened to me, and the benefits of docking with the gold pins is huge IMHO. I strongly encourage the OP to consider the HTC dock (unless there's a 3rd party dock that uses those pins, but I don't think there is).
[Nexus One Accessories] Dirk:
Spend the extra money and go for the HTC OEM Dock. You won't regret it!
[Nexus One Accessories] uansari1:
Totally agreed...
[Nexus One Accessories] hossuk:
I have recently purchased the desktop dock and its well worth the extra money because of blue-tooth connectivity. FYI This works whether the phone is docked or not.:D
[Nexus One Accessories] arminsoyka:
What ok really dislike about the dock is that as soon as you remove the phone from the stand it will interrupt the bluetooth connection and switch sound back from the hifi to the phones lousy loudspeakers. Even if you just pick it up to read iure were a text. When you drop it again the phone turns on bluetooth again and tries to reconnect with the dock which takes about 40 second in total. And totally unnecessary! As far as I understand when I take the phone from the dock not the dock but the phone turns off its bluetooth therefor it's only a question of cellphone implementation. But I haven't found a tweak yet that changes the phones dock settings. If anyone has ideas on how to solve this inconvenience i4 be glad to hear them. But beside that the dock I is stylish and useful...
[Nexus One Accessories] Dirk:
Look what i just bought myself for my Desktop Dock :D

http://www.amazon.com/Android-Decal...1_fkmr1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1293705804&sr=8-3-fkmr1
[Nexus One Accessories] redbullcat:
I am having great trouble finding the HTC OEM Dock...can anyone point me to a link?
[Nexus One Accessories] lanxinger:
shopamerica (at) htc (dot) com
[Nexus One Accessories] redbullcat:
Thanks mate!
[Nexus One Accessories] Teeceman:
I Definitely recommend the HTC OEM dock
[Nexus One Accessories] cristianossilveira:
Guys, i want buy a original dock too. But i dont wanna spend more than $60.....if til $50 better then i dont pay taxes when it get in in Brazil. Anyone want to sell an used or can help me where i can find one?

tks,

Cristiano.
[Nexus One Accessories] noodles12:
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[Nexus One Accessories] noodles12:
Can you expand on this? when i had the dock, when i took it off my music quit playing through the speakers. I would definitely love to be bale to have it connected via BT while the phone is not hooked up.
[Nexus One Accessories] elmerendeiro:
Just pair the nexus with the dock in the bluetooth menu...then play your music
[Nexus One Accessories] CTR01:
I have Nexus One accessories for sale if anyone wants them...quick summary:

I have Nexus One accessories for sale if anyone wants them...quick summary:

3 Micro USB wall chargers.

1 Official Google desktop dock with rca to 3.5mm audio cord(bought used) so NO Micro USB cable (SORRY!)

1 Official N1 original battery.(just now listing, will edit sale page)

Just sold the car dock/gps one.

See link to my sale page(s)!
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] ogkhaze:
Can anyone upload the app drawer, phone, and browser icons from gingerbread?
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] masully1984:
Go into Android Development and Hacking then Android Themes, they are in there. They were just updated recently as well.

Sent from your mom's phone
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] masully1984:
The thread is called Gingerbread Style Icons

Sent from your mom's phone
[G Tablet General] jonnickell:
I have found Opera to be the hands down smoothest scrolling browser (at least compared to stock browser and Dolphin HD)....has anyone else found anything better...at least on a stock g-tab. I mean the others scroll real jerky, Opera scrolls super smooth..much like Safari on my iPod touch. Any theories why Opera is so much smoother?
[G Tablet General] rothnic:
I'm a big xScope advocate(trial is just fine). I think I've tried all of them that I know exist. Menu to go fullscreen, and swiping between tabs is killer.
[G Tablet General] Coldfirex:
I just installed xScope today and I can confirm that it is MUCH faster (at least to me) on loading and scrolling pages than the stock browser. Thanks for the tip!
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
I couldn't stand either Opera variant for Android, and even preferred stock browser over them. (Actually I found Opera to bethe absolute worst browser of all the ones that I tried, and I tried all that I found in the market(and elsewhere) with the Augen GT...)

When DolphinHD works, I usually end up using that, but I've also used hmmm.... can't remember the name fire something or other I think when I had the Augen GT as Dolphin HD didn't work properly on it...

Never tried xScope yet as I doubt that it's enough better than the free browsers to pay for it...

I'm just hoping that fennec gets cleaned up enough to be useful... having access to plugins available would be awesome... adblock+ & noscript in particular.
[G Tablet General] Coldfirex:
xScope has a free version. The pay one just adds some extra options (file manager or something thats not really needed).
[G Tablet General] DaMan:
Hi guys, imo the absolutely best browser is dolphin mini (not dolphin hd). Scrolling and pinch tp zoom is the smoothest.
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
+1 for Xscope!

I tried a bunch of browsers initially, and avoided Xscope, because it seemed complicated. But then, when I tried it later, I really started liking it.

Jim
[G Tablet General] agodom:
Miren

I have tried Dolphin hd, stock, and Opera, out of them I prefer the stock. Today I installed Miren browser it doesn't scroll as smooth but it has several options I need at my fingertips, and switching between tabs is simple.:rolleyes: So far I think I like it.
[G Tablet General] rothnic:
I switched from xScope to that for a bit because it basically fixed how bulky dolphin is. However I misssed xscope swiping between tabs too much.
[G Tablet General] ketty_yijun:
I downloaded and installed an new ime which supports hand-writing input. It seems istalled ok and running. When i tried to input something, the tap' n tap keyboard always shows up and i can't use the new one. Do i need to remove the tap 'n tap first?
[G Tablet General] noob4eva:
Assuming you're running either stock VS TnT or TnTlite, search the forums for replacement/alternative keyboards, there are two ways of activating installed alternative input method, one involves temporarily flashing stock android settings app, enabling your keyboard and flashing VS TnT settings back, second requires modifying the permissions via adb shell or something similar. I personally find flashing stock settings app is easier. Reboot, flash stock, reboot, go to settings, put a checkbox next to your keyboard(s), reboot, flash VS app, reboot, your keyboard is now activated and can be selected.

Once your input method is activated, long press on input box will display a popup where you can switch input method from TnT to yours. You don't need to remove TnT keyboard, you can switch to any (activated) keyboard on the fly using this long press technique.
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Which firmware is on your Gtab? Also which IME?

You can try copying the apk file from /data/app to /system/app, then reboot.

Jim
[G Tablet General] noob4eva:
I think you will need to modify apk's permission bits after copying to fully activate it. It is in the forums somewhere...
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Yep. Forgot about that :)... set to rw-r--r--.

Jim
[G Tablet General] ketty_yijun:
i installed from market. just long press on the input box and choose the one you want to use. thank you, guys.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhoffy22:
I had an idea as I was finishing wrapping the last of my Christmas gifts :eek:.

I went straight scientific method with this one too :p

An app needs to be created that will put a constant, equal load on our phones CPU's and with this will be able to accurately determine which kernels are going to give us the best battery life.

Here's where I'm going with this:

You change the setting on your phone so that the screen stays on and put your phone into airplane mode after a fresh flash of a ROM and the desired testing kernel. You make sure that nothing else is running on the phone asides from this app. Run the app until your phone dies and compare with other kernels. Granted, this wont be the same for every kernel-rom combination but I think that it is a good starting point as for some kind of "battery benchmarking app" that we could use to try to determine what is going to work best for the ROM of our choosing.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhoffy22:
99 Reviews....No Reply. Friendly bump ;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Caspers25:
i think its a beast idea.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devnulldroid:
Battery/Kernel stress testing...hmm.... love concept but too many other variables to base results solely on kernel. Maybe possible if those many variables can be taken into effect or results from many different phones, batteries from different manufacturers, different size batteries, etc are averaged. Another issue is that not all kernels are built for battery life..ie..concept of BFS and CFS based kernels.

Great idea and I think this is possible but again variables need to be taken into mind.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buff McBigstuff:
Maybe a stripped down battery testing rom. No radios so that signal strength won't affect the results. Maybe you just run it and see what's best for your specific setup and forget about averaging.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chogardjr:
Something very similar has already been done. If I can find the http I will post it. To do what your saying sounds like it would be extremely time consuming and possibly harmful to the phone, depending on the amount of stress you put it under for the time it takes to drain the battery.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteelH:
We just need a Prime 95 for android now!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Greenfieldan:
I think you'll run into a problem since different phones handle kernels differently
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aph:
Just install System Monitor and Battery Info Widget. You can see from System Monitor accurate CPU usage (a little over ~1% idle should be typical) and from Battery Info Widget how much mA's that usage is taking (between -40mA and -120mA is typical for 1%).
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djnarcotics:
definitley seems like a great idea