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[Android Software Development] theANDROIDosX:
I would also like to share with you that MANUFACTURERS creating these "skins", I'm going to use HTC Sense for my example, is actually NOT a bad thing at all!

HTC Sense has opened a huge amount of rich content and functionality to there users immensely! HTC Hub, HTC Locations for example! All these add ons are very useful to users and does NOT restrict the full functionality but yet BOOSTS its functionality!

Unfortunately though, carriers decide to take these hearty and supreme names and totally rip it apart by taking away functionality, features, and the most...a good user experience! For example, my phone..the HTC MyTouch 4G aka the HTC Glacier. I received it with something called Sense on it, but any owner knows that is NOT Sense! That is not HTC Sense! After burying myself in the bowels of my new phone, I now have a HTC Desire HD Rom on it that will stay on it until I get the new HTC Sense 2.3 update! The full HTC Sense is a good thing and I strongly believe its worth waiting for!

Sent from my HTC Glacier
[Android Software Development] nicxus:
I agree, but believe Android is a growing mobile OS. If Google did not push their mobile OS (and let manufactures do what they want). Android probably would not have last against the competition. Its all a survival of the fittest situation. Some people are going to make use of their phones others aren't. Too bad bloatware has been the success for some Android phones. Glad someone else noticed this. Thank you for your thread.
[Android Software Development] lordzebdeh:
The fact that Android is open source will inevitably have benefits and downfalls.

Benefits being that carriers and manufacturers can add cool stuff. Downfalls being that they can remove good or add awful stuff.

However Google can't have double standards. If it's open source, it's open source, for better or for worse.

An advantage of OEMs participating is that more parties are contributing to coding for android. More innovative ideas are potentially contributed.

For techies this is particularly awesome as we can port awesome features that perhaps weren't designed for our phone and disable lame restrictions. By this way we potentially can have all software benefits of more than one company brand etc.

Being an ordinary consumer in this context can suck.
[Android Software Development] HawkiesZA:
Tim, while I understand your frustration (trust me, I've felt similar over the past few months), I don't fully agree.

The heart of Android is that it is Open. Open Source is a part of the openness that envelops Android, but what is meant by "Android is open" is so much more. OEM's skinning their devices is part of it; carriers stuffing devices full of their crapware is part of it; heck, even manufacturers/carriers limiting devices' use in one form or another is technically part of it. I think that Google's model with Android is that people can use in whatever way they see fit (except, you know, literally stealing it and claiming that they made and own it) and adapting it to be the OS that they want. Android gives people the freedom to do with it what they like.

I think that Google hopes that carriers, OEMs and everyone else will use it for the better and add to the functionality and maybe even contribute to the Open Source project and thus to the greater Android community and the vision thereof. Sadly, it is not always the case and then you get situations where a carrier or an OEM will limit a device in some way for a quick buck (your example of tethering on the EVO being a good one). I think that what AT&T did/does on their Android devices is as a final product a good example of what Android is not intended to be, but their actions are, technically, still in the spirit of Android.

The way I see Android, it is about the freedom to do whatever you like. Android is then also more for the thinking person as there are literally hundreds of devices to choose from and each one has strengths and weaknesses when compared to the rest. You as a user need to consider what it is that you want from your device and then select the device that is the most suited to your needs.

You are not the only person that feels that way, I feel the same, which is why I've decided to get myself a Nexus S. It's tricky to get it to this country, but it'll be worth it. I realise that you're on Sprint which means that a Nexus device won't work, correct? A better petition IMO, would be to petition Google to release CDMA versions of their devices.
[Android Software Development] Luggruff:
Sorry to say, but 4G is not derived from android. The phone itself will always support it, harware wise. So, what are you saying? /: Who are you complaining to? ROM chefs for not managing to make the 4G fully functional?
[Android Software Development] evo4gnw:
totally agree with you

he is complaining about gimped devices being marketed as android devices. to sum up what i think his messages is; a device should not be called an android device if it is not fully capable of all it's natively supported features, wireless tether, root access etc. but rather should be called android based device.
[Android Software Development] N8ter:
Good idea but never going to happen. This is driving me away from this platform...
[Android Software Development] Gahh Its Lee:
I'm curious as to what functionality we can get by simply rooting. I'm not seeing the huge deal I may be missing something so I'm asking
[Android Software Development] tanjiajun_34:
To me, they should just change the launcher and add their own apps in (NOT replacing) and not touch other stuffs already. If totally not changing the OS makes them look alike. To me, thinking about Windows phone 7 in the future. Imagine seeing so many people holding a phone that has the totally same UI, its like seeing a Sony Ericsson X10 and a HTC Desire totally same except that the casing is different.
[Android Software Development] ftgg99:
Technically, the fact that its open source is supposed to help the majority of OEMs, and in turnfilter down to end users as price cuts/ feature enhancements.

But premium features are premium features. You want some kind of 4g? You wont be getting it from end users at xda - it will come from manufacturers who build the radios and APIs into the device.

Android is a very modular os... if you want something all you have to do is a bit of research and buy the device that fits you best. If you go with one of the other systems you will simply have less choice. That is why android is cool.
[Android Software Development] dazza9075:
aint gonna happen guys, doesnt make good business sense to make a device that does everything, why sell one model when you can sell two!

you can pick up any device out there and say, "wouldnt it be cool if it had VGA out or HD camera or x y z", they wont do it, and the same goes for the OS as well.

Open source has an inherant flaw, and that is its fragmentation, everyone believes it should be going in a direction they would like (including yourself). at the moment its not suffered as much as its desktop cousins probably because of its market place keeping one common aspect through all devices but give it time and you will be right, it will lose its "android" identification

If you want an alternative and a device that keeps its personality then get an Iphone or a new WP7 device at least until they crack that wide open too. Its a bit ironic really that WM may well suck but its very customizable and has been consistant throughout the ages
[Android Software Development] Luggruff:
But that's just the thing isn't it? Android can probably support ANYTHING. But because of that, you aren't supposed to release hardware that isn't as flexible? That to me.. is just looney.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Konshens:
Please please someone help.... When ever I install a custom rom, my market downloads always start and then DISAPPEAR..

WHAT AM I: DOING WRONG? :confused

???
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brittosa:
Try installing JM1 firmware with 512 pit and re-partition enabled in Odin3. Then update to Clockwork Recovery and install your Mod .zip.

Ppl disagree but I used to have the same problem as yours but now its working. Give it a try and let us know how it went pls.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rawat:
You're posting in the dev forum
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Konshens:
Thank you very much brittosa , Im giving it a try right now.. will report back ASAP... If this solves it... U have made my day.. BIG TIME!!!!

STAY TUNED....

Oh and @ Rawat.. Why state the obvious... ??? lol
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KMino:
Same happened here, above fix shall repair it. My problem, Cache was corrupted but System wasn't...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyyqqq:
try going to settings -> applications -> manage applications -> Market and do Clear Data and then Force Stop. worked for me :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ragin:
Is it dalvik cache problem? or is it ROM problem? Have you tried to install the latest version of market? Search for it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kur0saki:
hey. i had sane problem, tried to repartition with jm8 and then flash to darkys rom again, same problem, the market would not update to the new one. but on stock jpy it would update. iam using docs rom now, everything ok:-)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Konshens:
brittosa you are a STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you ever so much... Hey send your paypal let me buy you a BEER!!!

I would like to understand what the prob. was but ahh who cares now at least it is fixed!!!

Off to flash I go....

:)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Konshens:
Ohh and thanks to all the others who contributed with there ideas and work arounds...

:)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brittosa:
Really glad it worked. I had posted this fix in Darky's thread and many - including Darky himself - swore that this would never work! Hope the others with this issue try this out too.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brittosa:
Me too (tried JM8+Darky's). Try JM1 instead. Works like a charm I tell ya.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kur0saki:
Ahh i reverted back to docs rom, and my batterylife is great now and iam using trasigs kernel, since i heard the 69,3 has many bugs so he took it off his site.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] i_rnb:
when i hold back button & home key to snap a screenshot,i m gettin a popup saying "Unable to capture screen. Try again."

NB: i have tried all other screenshot applications.. only shootme wrkd fr me.. but it ws nt gettin me the full screen..!!! :(:confused:

plz help me out...
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] s3th.g3ck9:
Same problem!
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Szaby59:
Wait till final release.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] drajax:
can anyone point me to a GOOD WORKING SCREEN CAPTURE APP!!! ive tried many and none seems to work :S
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] i_rnb:
i think something is wrong with screen capturing facility in i5801..!! when i was using the bundled JG6 firmware, i had the same problems.. when i flashed with froyo.. i thought may be the problems would now be fixed..!! but,alas..!! but day before yesterday, i found the default screen capturing hotkey.. i was sure the default "press&hold back key+press home key" will definitely work for me..!!! but tough luck..!!! :o

i jst wanna cry.... :(
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] s3th.g3ck9:
Very creative idea. Why don't you just reply nothing instead of being that senseless!?
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] satyamsit:
Same problem here also.. tried with Screenshot it app ...problem remains..
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Gsam101:
Use ddms ;)
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] Szaby59:
That's the best idea.

Camera had problems with all previous 2.2 firmwares, but it's fixed now in JPF.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] satyamsit:
Ddms?...
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] s3th.g3ck9:
It's a tool which comes with Android SDK.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] i_rnb:
i hav tried to use it b4.. bt i cldnt dwnload the driver fr i5801..!! so cnt sync my android with ddms..!! :(

Mr.s3th.g3ck9, it wld b very nyc of u.. if u help me out..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pramathesh:
Hi guys its there any app available which will automatically download a-gps data on user specified intervals. Which would then speed up gps fixes.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/gps-status-toolbox/com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pramathesh:
Does this app needs to run in the background or does it work even without being run in the background. Do you've to have GPS enabled for it to download the data or would it work even when GPS is switched off...!??!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
You would need to read the apps instructions .

Costs nowt to try it .

jje
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] wildfire-user:
Hi guys,I recently tried one version of widget locker but with no good results,for example,when I unlock the screen it is covered by "grey rectangles" until I move the page. Is there any solution for that?
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] nicky041192:
I also have a problem with widget locker. When i set it, it doesnt replace my lockscreen.

I have the wildfire with stock 2.2

I have to use the stock lockscreen to get to widget locker lockscreen...
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] lesa0208:
I think the problem is in sense rom. I use rom without sense, and widgetlocker work great.
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] pokey:
The "grey rectangles" are the "HTC Weather Animations", you can turn them off in Settings (if your weather is rainy, then you see rain drops & a windshield wiper). I agree they are a pain! Without them WL works great on my WF (not rooted, stock 2.2 ROM)
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] wildfire-user:
Thanks,but how can I download other kind of lockscreens?In the thread of themes there are lots of particular lockscreens that I didn't find in widgetLocker,are they using a custom theme with modified lockscreens or do they take those from any site?
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] pokey:
You make your own lockscreen with whatever widgets you like - same as a Home screen.

You get a choice of several unlock slider styles, or you can put 'Unlock' on a custom slider. Then you make up the screen with Widgets & Sliders as you like. Only limitation I have found is that you can't put any of the HTC Sense Widgets on the lockscreen
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] kevin2516:
Use adb to pull the app from the phone, replace the original .png's with the ones from the thread, or make your own, and replace then back into the apk, then push it back into your phone.

UNINSTALL it first before you push it.
[Wildfire Themes and Apps] wildfire-user:
Ok,got it,but need I to root the phone to run adb?I'm asking 'cause I've original froyo and I can't root my WF!
[Android Software Development] roomtek:
Here is my first music playing app. It employs the mediastore library of the phone to pull ID3 tags and stuff. I am looking for a tester and also suggestions of features to add.

------------------------------

Currently is has

* tabbed view (Artist | Albums | Songs)

* Shoutcast Radio Viewer/Player

* Album Play (plays all tracks in an album)

* Single track Play

* Artist Play (plays all songs by an Artist)
[Android Software Development] pajn:
Link?
[Android Software Development] roomtek*8525:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/roomtek/sets/72157625774971944/with/5335182473/
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Serpens Alatus:
Hi!

After trying several ROMs here i dont know which one is the best for my polaris. With every ROM my Polaris crashed after a while an all the Settings and installed Apps were gone.

Does anyone have a suggestion how to fix this?

Regards

Volker
[Touch Cruise Android Development] chourmovs:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10315514&postcount=125

.25 kernel choice is more important than rom choice
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Serpens Alatus:
TY! :)

I installed the Kernel, ROMs and the updates. Now we will see, what happens. :)

Regards

Volker
[Droid X Themes and Apps] fatmaninc:
Like the titles say is their a guide on how to make your own custom lockscreen? I found many great lock screen replacement, but i want to make my own, and i cant find any guides on how to make one either and i have searched everywhere. so does anyone know to make your own lock screen with a guide?

Thanks.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] SysAdmin-X:
If you want a custom.. Widgetlocker from the market is prob ur best bet
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Funnyface19:
+1 to widgetlocker
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Droid-Xer:
If you want go make your own then just pull the pngs from your framework, use photo shop to size them and make them the same size, then convert them back to pngs and reinsert to framework or put on your sd and use ninjamorph to swap them out.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] fatmaninc:
I should have figured that out. thanks for that.

Yea I just found that app on sat. thanks.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] ufjay5:
Is there anyway someone could post a more step by the step guide? Thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tomino64:
I can't install an app from my sd card, it keeps saying Rom type not supported, I haven't had this problem before, probably something simple, any help is appreciated.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
You'll have to wait for the mind readers to come on so they'll know which app you're trying to install and if you're using 1.6 or 2.1 ect. ;)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tomino64:
Sarky, nice. It's all apps. Nevermind, I figured it out. Thanks for the sarcasm though, helpful.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] FatAssNigga:
Hi everyone, I'm french so sorry for my english but this forum is the best. :p

I recently receive a htc touch pro raphael, he is sim unlocked but I can't receive

any call and I cant call anyone and it's the same for sms/mms. I tried the cab auto

configuration bouygues but it doesn't work... Is that a configuration probleme or is

my phone broken? I don't think it's broken because it detects all network and can

connect with them...

Thanks a lot :D
[Captivate Android Development] skorchir:
Here is the Rogers 2.2 Froyo i896 Update.. Use at own risk. Im not responsible what you do with it.. Enjoy..

Odin Flashable:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LRH9TZTF

MD5: f6005f02714e395c79baac3f38f4b77d

Clockwork Recovery Flashable: (To be applied from Stock 2.1) To avoid problems restore to stock.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KS5X7V5J

MD5: 4406cc444de931dbf0ff261f07388ac0

Kernel/Modem:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P1ZU4HLD

Update:

I created a CWM Flashable ROM. Plain stock with Root. This is my first time packing a rom. I tested it and it flashed ok from 2.1 and works on my device just fine. If you don't like it or it doesn't work for you don't blame me, you knew the risk. Post your success.

BTW: you will loose Clockwork recovery and will be replaced with Stock 3e Recovery.

Clockwork Recovery can be restored via this thread tested and it works:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=909213
[Captivate Android Development] drumega:
Have you tried it yourself?
[Captivate Android Development] skorchir:
Not to be flashed through recovery its the files Kies downloads to update the device. I personally did my update through Kies.
[Captivate Android Development] emuneee:
Excellent I will pull the files from system, the kernel, and modem, customize it a bit, and make an update.zip and flash this to my captivate....assuming AT&TS version is still a long way away.
[Captivate Android Development] delugeofspam:
Ooh time to start digging for the froyo OpenCore API...

Posted from i897/Cognition 2.3b8/speedmod k12i/T959TLJL3 using XDA App.
[Captivate Android Development] Yuna:
Can someone post kernel & modem as files? I am on EDGE network now, wanna to test with i9000 rom.
[Captivate Android Development] smokestack76:
I would be leary of that. Modem " might " work. Kernel could make for a fun ride though.with i9000 roms that is.
[Captivate Android Development] quiksandjesus:
Can this be flashed with Odin? I have a Rogers Captivate but Kies can't see upgrades for my phone. I edited the nv_data.bin file and sgstools shows the proper product code but still no luck.

Hopefully this will solve the problem.
[Captivate Android Development] Konner920:
Wow this is bullcrap. They get 2.2 before the AT&T Captivate. :/
[Captivate Android Development] Yuna:
1. Modem will work

2. I just need I896 Froyo Kernel and I896 Froyo modem to test, how well it performs with my I897.
[Captivate Android Development] skorchir:
Added link for zip with zImage and Modem.bin
[Captivate Android Development] skorchir:
I just reflashed and tested it with Odin works fine
[Captivate Android Development] Whipon:
Hsupa - hsdpa

Is this modem HSUPA - HSDPA capable?.

Can't test it right now.
[Captivate Android Development] designgears:
build date on this is olddd
[Captivate Android Development] geokilla:
Just when I flashed with perception since I gave up with kies.
[Captivate Android Development] TheEscapist:
Samsung released this to roger's mid december, apperently. But hey, at last we finally an official 2.2 for Captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] designgears:
build date is 12/9

everything else we have is late dec.
[Captivate Android Development] Yuna:
Anyone tested this kernel/modem with i9000 rom?

I am downloading it now... P.S: I have no other options to go into internet, except this cappy - so if i am not online in 30 minutes - i have broken phone now :D
[Captivate Android Development] sniperIT:
So what does that mean? You have newer 2.2's for Captivate?

I know they released one for the Armani Captivate, is that what you are referring to?

Sorry just curious.
[Captivate Android Development] raymar23:
Steps for install

Any change someone could provide a quick run-down of how to install.

Which verison of Odin to use and which options inside of Odin to select?

Thanks in advance for your answers :)
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
Thanks for your quick replies. I just master cleared and I will ODIN flash it again and see what happens.

EDIT: Master clear got my home and search button working again. Something was obviously amiss. Going to ODIN again right now...
[Captivate Android Development] skorchir:
If you still have issues you can maybe try repartition option, I myself have never used it but from what I understand it deletes the ext4 lagfix partitions and recreates rfs
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
Should I click Phone EFS clear? What does that do?
[Captivate Android Development] skorchir:
I don't know what that does so I would say no. I know the efs contains important data. Imei, product code etc..
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
So I don't have to flash the modem or anything extra? Just that one file should do it all? This is a one click file? I ask because in some posts I am looking over have multiple files in the PDA and PHONE sections of ODIN.

I tried to ODIN again and I just got a fail...

<ID:0/010> Can't open the specified file. (Line: 1455)

It fails if I tick re-partition and doesn't if I leave it unchecked.... weird.
[Captivate Android Development] skorchir:
the tar file flashes the filesystem, kernel and modem just load it in the PDA section. I never had to use the repartition option myself.
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
OK I ODIN'd after the master clear and everything is running great. Now to get rooted, clockwork and Darky on this sucker without blowing up my phone! Thanks a lot for your help I really appreciate it!

Your thank meter has now gone up considerably! :)
[Captivate Android Development] stangri:
No, why? I'm on Mac anyways, I don't have Kies.
[Captivate Android Development] hey_joe:
Ooops, didn't know you use Mac. I never encountered such issue because I always mount my phone as Kies firmware update since getting it from Rogers. Also read in the general section of captivate forum of some people avoiding such issue by using that method. Since your case involves a Mac, can't suggest any possible solution as I'm not a Mac user.